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adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of or relating to the Belgian standard variety of the Dutch language.
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adj
Of or relating to West Flemish, East Flemish and/or French Flemish dialects of Dutch.
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Standard Dutch as it is spoken in Flanders.
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name
West Flemish, East Flemish and/or French Flemish dialects of Dutch.
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noun
Ellipsis of Flemish coil (“a rope that has been arranged into a neat, flat spiral coil”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
Often followed by down: to arrange (a rope) into a neat, flat spiral coil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: nautical, transport
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adjective
of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Flemish dialect
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Broader terms: Dutch
noun
an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ethnic group, ethnos
History
From Middle English flemmysshe, from Old English flēmisc, from Old Frisian flāmisk, derived from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current water”) and *-iskaz. Equivalent to English fleam + -ish. More at Flanders.
The noun is an ellipsis of Flemish coil, so called because the technique of coiling rope in this manner began with sailors from Flanders. The verb is from Flemish (“of or relating to Flanders”, adjective), from Flemish coil.
Across languages
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