Definitions for Flemish
ˈflɛm ɪʃFlem·ish

Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flemishnoun

   an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium

2. Flemish, Flemish dialectadjective

   one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch

3. Flemishadjective

   of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture

   "the Flemish population of Belgium"; "Flemish painters"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Flemishadjective

   Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.

2. Flemishadjective

   Of or relating to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language.

3. Flemishnoun

   The Dutch language as it is spoken in Flanders.

4. flemishverb

   To coil a rope into a neat pattern on the deck of a ship

5. Etymology: flemmysshe, from flemsche, from vlāmisch, vlemesch (modern Vlaams), from flamsk ‘Fleming’ (cf. West Frisian Flaamsk), from flaumaz ‘flowing, current (water)’ and *-iskaz. More at Flanders.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flemishadjective

   pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings

2. Flemishnoun

   the language or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the people of Flanders

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flemish

   flem′ish, adj. of or belonging to the Flemings or people of Flanders, or their language.—n. Flem′ing, a native of Flanders.—Flemish school, a school of painting formed by the brothers Van Eyck, reaching its height in Rubens, Vandyck, and Teniers; Flemish stitch, a stitch used in making certain kinds of point-lace. [Dut. Vlaamsch.]

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1. • Ethnic Group

Anagrams for Flemish »

1. himself, Himself

How to pronounce Flemish?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Flemish in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Flemish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Flemish in a Sentence

1. Roberto Martinez:

   I'm a neutral figure, it's very easy for me to judge the person as a footballer. For me it doesn't make a difference if he's from the Flemish part or Wallonia part or where they are from.

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