Flanders

Flan-ders · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A historical region in the Low Countries, now divided between Belgium, France, and the Netherlands, with the largest portion being the Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium.

Related words

See also: Dutch, belgium

Etymology

From Germanic Flandern, possibly meaning "flooded land" or "lowland," referring to the flat, low-lying terrain of the region.