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BELGIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Belgium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Belgian" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Belgian"):

Fleming (a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian)

Walloon (a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium)

Holonyms ("Belgian" is a member of...):

Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Derivation:

Belgian (of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people

Example:

the Belgian Queen

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Derivation:

Belgian (a native or inhabitant of Belgium)

Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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