Phrase guide

Belgian Sheepdog

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One of four variants of sheep herding dog bred in Belgium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The Groenendael variant of the above.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Belgian shepherd

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog

Narrower terms: groenendael, malinois

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: белгийска овчарка (belgijska ovčarka) — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Catalan: pastor belga — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Chinese Mandarin: 比利時牧羊犬 /比利时牧羊犬 (Bǐlìshí mùyáng quǎn) — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Czech: belgický ovčák — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Danish: belgisk hyrdehund — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Dutch: belgische herder — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Finnish: belgianpaimenkoira — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • French: berger belge — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • German: Belgischer Schäferhund — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Greek: βέλγικος ποιμενικός (vélgikos poimenikós) — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Hebrew: רועה בלגי — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Hungarian: belga juhászkutya — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Icelandic: belgískur fjárhundur — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Indonesian: anjing gembala Belgia — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Italian: pastore belga — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Lithuanian: belgų aviganis — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Low German: belgisch Scheperhund — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Luxembourgish: Belsche Schéiferhond — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Macedonian: белгиски овчар (belgiski ovčar) — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Malay: anjing gembala Belgium — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Norwegian: belgisk fårehund — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Polish: owczarek belgijski — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Portuguese: pastor belga — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Romanian: ciobănesc belgian — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Russian: бельгийская овча́рка (belʹgijskaja ovčárka) — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Slovak: belgický ovčiak — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Spanish: pastor belga — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Swedish: belgisk vallhund — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Turkish: Belçika çoban köpeği — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Ukrainian: бельгійський вівчарка (belʹhijsʹkyj vivčarka) — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants
  • Uzbek: Belgiya qo'y iti — Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants