Belgae

American  

[bel-jee] / ˈbɛl dʒi /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. an ancient chiefly Celtic people that lived in northern Gaul.

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Belgae British  

/ ˈbɛldʒiː, ˈbɛlɡaɪ /

noun

1. an ancient Celtic people who in Roman times inhabited present-day Belgium and N France

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Other Word Forms

• Belgic adjective

Example Sentences

Caradoc, proud and restive young King of the Belgae, dreams of uniting all the tribes of Britain and driving the Roman occupation forces, left by Caesar, into the sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Caradoc decides to go it alone with his Belgae.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Emperor Claudius himself limps ashore, and in two decisive battles, the short Roman swords cut the Belgae down to serf-size.

From Time Magazine Archive

Who would have then divined that dead would lie Like swaths of grain beneath the harvest moon Upon these lands the ancient Belgae held, From Normandy beyond renowned Liège!—

From A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 by Clarke, George Herbert

The statements of ancient authors with regard to the Belgae are conflicting, but there cannot be much doubt that the language of the latter was substantially the same as Gaulish.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various