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

In March he will try to win a third Milan-San Remo before in April going after a record-breaking fourth Tour of Flanders success and a record-equalling fourth crown at Paris-Roubaix.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

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

From Salon • Oct. 25, 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

In 1915, Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his famous war poem, In Flanders Fields, following the devastation he witnessed on battlefields in Ypres, Belgium.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

Trenches hastily scratched out in the boggy soil of Flanders had become part of a continuous line of fortified trenches that stretched 475 miles from the English Channel to the Swiss Alps.

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