Definitions for Flemish
ˈflɛm ɪʃflem·ish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flemish

   Flemish (Vlaams) is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (Vlaams-Nederlands), Belgian Dutch (Belgisch-Nederlands [ˈbɛlɣis ˈneːdərlɑnts] (listen)), or Southern Dutch (Zuid-Nederlands). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; it is spoken by Flemings, the dominant ethnic group of the region. Outside of Flanders, it is also spoken to some extent in French Flanders and the Dutch Zeelandic Flanders.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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Anagrams for Flemish »

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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

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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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