West Flanders

American  

noun

1. a province in W Belgium. 1,249 sq. mi. (3,235 sq. km). Bruges.

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West Flanders British  

noun

1. a province of W Belgium: the country's chief agricultural province. Capital: Bruges. Pop: 1 135 802 (2004 est). Area: 3132 sq km (1209 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

A man handed himself in to a West Flanders police station on Monday and the public prosecutor is deciding what action to take.

From BBC

The first Christmas of World War I was a hellish time for Alfred Dougan Chater, a second lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, who woke that morning in a freezing, muddy trench less than 100 yards from the German lines in West Flanders, Belgium.

From Los Angeles Times

Belgium, in northwestern Europe, experienced its driest May since the 19th century, with conditions that have stunted crop growth and cut yields in the agricultural province of West Flanders.

From Reuters

Belgium is facing its driest May since the 19th century, with conditions that have stunted crop growth and cut yields in the agricultural province of West Flanders.

From Reuters

West Flanders' governor Carl Decaluwé said the man was wearing an improvised buoyancy aid made of plastic water bottles and was wearing one flipper.

From BBC