East Flanders

American  

noun

1. a province in W Belgium. 1,150 sq. mi. (2,980 sq. km). Ghent.

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East Flanders British  

noun

1. a province of W Belgium: low-lying, with reclaimed land in the northeast: textile industries. Capital: Ghent. Pop: 1 373 720 (2004 est). Area: 2979 sq km (1150 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The East Flanders public prosecutor's office confirmed to BBC Sport a report from AFP that Ronse police had identified the culprit, who admitted spitting on Van der Poel.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

Christoph D'Haese, the mayor of Aalst, East Flanders, was quoted by local media as telling Mr Van Quickenborne he had "ridiculed" police and showed a "lack of respect".

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2023

“The East Flanders road police were able to intercept the man in Groot-Bijgaarden, and it turned out that it was indeed this person and the wanted vehicle,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022

The sight of Chabal chugging on to the field took my mind back 15 years to another rainy spring evening, on this occasion in East Flanders.

From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2010

From my own observation in East Flanders, I should say that a Dutchman would be  in about the same situation there with regard to difference of speech as a New Englander in Virginia.

From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various