Flanders

1. (countable, uncountable) A cultural region in the north of Belgium.
2. (countable, uncountable) A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Flanders.
3. (countable, uncountable) A region of Belgium. Official name: Flemish Region.
4. (countable, uncountable) A community of Belgium. Official name: Flemish Community.
5. (countable, uncountable) Two provinces in Belgian Flanders, West Flanders and East Flanders.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of French Flanders: a former province of France.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of French Flanders: a region of France.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Zeelandic Flanders: a region of Zeeland, the Netherlands.
9. (countable, uncountable) The principal railway station in Lille, capital of the above.
10. (countable, uncountable) An unincorporated community in Mount Olive, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
11. (countable, uncountable) A surname.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɑːn.dəz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Flaunders

Cognate with Old High German: weraltfloum

Cognate with Old Norse: flaumr

Cognate with Ancient Greek: πλῠ́μα

In summary

From Middle English Flaunders, Flaundress, flawndirs, from Old French Flandres, from Middle Dutch Vlâendren pl, from Vlander, from Old Frisian, from Proto-Germanic *flaumdrą (“waterlogged land”), from *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) (compare Old High German weraltfloum (“transitoriness of life”), Old Norse flaumr (“eddy”)), from Proto-Indo-European *plow-m- (“flow”) (compare Ancient Greek πλῠ́μα (plŭ́ma, “dishwater, washing water”)). More at flow. "Waterlogged" refers to the mudflats and salt marshes common to coastal Flanders.

Synonyms

Flemish Community

Dutch-speaking Community of Belgium

Flemish Community of Belgium

Flemish Region

Flemish region

Translations

Flandre

Flandern

Vlaanderen

Fiandre

Flandres

Flandria

Flandes

Flandes

Φλάνδρα

Flandres

Flandria

Fiandra

Flandra

Communauté flamande

les Flandres