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East Flanders

American  

noun

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


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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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

The smallness of the fields tells amongst how many hands the land is divided, and prepares one for the knowledge that East Flanders is the most thickly peopled corner of Europe.

From The Automobilist Abroad by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

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