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noun
The political ideology which supports the political and economic union of Belgium; Belgian nationalism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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noun
A Dutch word or phrase of Belgian origin, typically never or rarely present in the Dutch spoken in the Netherlands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
A French word or phrase of Belgian origin, typically never or rarely present in the French spoken in France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhelǵh-? Proto-Celtic *belgosbor. Latin Belgae Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin belgicusder. Proto-Indo-European *gelH-? Proto-Celtic *galnatibor. Latin Gallus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Galliader. ▲ Latin Belgicader. Latin Gallia Belgicaellip. Latin Belgica Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French belgicismeslbor. English Belgicism Semi-learned borrowing from French belgicisme. By surface analysis, Belgica + -ism. Named after Belgium.
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