Flemish

[ flem-ish ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Flanders, its people, or their language.
2. pertaining to or designating the style of art, especially painting, as developed principally in Flanders and northern France during the 15th century, chiefly characterized by sharply delineated forms, naturalistic proportions, clear, usually cool colors, and the use of perspective.

noun

1. the people of Flanders collectively; the Flemings.
2. the Dutch language as spoken in northern Belgium: one of the official languages of Belgium. : Flem., Flem

Flemish

/ ˈflɛmɪʃ /

noun

1. one of the two official languages of Belgium, almost identical in form with Dutch
2. the Flemish
   the Flemish functioning as plural the Flemings collectively

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders, the Flemings, or their language

Other Words From

• non-Flemish adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Flemish¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch Vlaemsch, equivalent to Vlaem- ( Fleming ) + -sch -ish ¹

Example Sentences

In elections last May, however, the Flemish separatists won big, which could eventually pave the way to a partitioned nation.

From The Daily Beast

The English and their Flemish allies cheered and celebrated the victory in disbelief.

From The Daily Beast

Shakespeare had one, as did the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, whom the Van Dyke was named after.

From The Daily Beast

In 1998, Bill Gates was meeting with Flemish Minister and President Van den Brande when he got a pie in the kisser.

From The Daily Beast

On the 6th of March they met eleven Flemish ships, and they saluted each other by a discharge of cannon.

From Project Gutenberg

Trust Henri then for being a lout, a simple fellow who spoke only Flemish—but could hear in many tongues.

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Undoubtedly the result is an improvement on Flemish bond, obviating as it does the use of bats in the interior of the wall.

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If the arch is in Flemish the soffit presents the same appearance as the elevation of a wall built in that bond.

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Here the race is almost unmixed, and the peasants speak nothing but Flemish to each other.

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