Flanders

American  

[flan-derz] / ˈflæn dərz /

noun

1. a medieval country in W Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt River: the corresponding modern regions include the provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders in W Belgium, and the adjacent parts of N France and SW Netherlands.

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Flanders British  

/ ˈflɑːndəz /

noun

1. a powerful medieval principality in the SW part of the Low Countries, now in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders, the Netherlands province of Zeeland, and the French department of the Nord; scene of battles in many wars

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Example Sentences

Belgian farmers also handed out potatoes to passers-by on a Flanders highway, coupled with leaflets denouncing crashing prices and EU free trade agreements.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Furthermore, he added, an incineration ban in effect in Flanders means that incineration plants “cannot accept these goods.”

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025

Tadej Pogacar held off defending champion Mathieu van der Poel to claim his second Tour of Flanders title.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

In early 2026, the show — and the Queen of Flanders — will hit the road, stopping first in Austin, Texas, and then on to Washington, D.C.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

By then, the British had suffered 240,000 casualties, including 70,000 killed, for a gain of some five miles of Flanders mud.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman