Belgian

[ bel-juhn ]

noun

1. a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.
2. one of a breed of large, strong draft horses, raised originally in Belgium.

adjective

1. of or relating to Belgium.

Belgian

/ ˈbɛldʒən /

noun

1. See Walloon, Fleming
   a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Belgium See also Fleming 1 Walloon

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgians
2. of or relating to the Walloon French or the Flemish languages

Other Words From

• an·ti-Bel·gian adjective noun
• pro-Bel·gian adjective noun
• pseu·do-Bel·gian adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Belgian¹

First recorded in 1615–25; Belgi(um) + -an

Example Sentences

The 6-foot-4 Belgian started every game she played in the Florida bubble last season, but she probably would move back to the bench with the roster constructed as is.

From Washington Post

Emma Meesseman has a complicated situation with international responsibilities for her Belgian national team and could miss time for EuroBasket competition and the Olympics.

From Washington Post

So it seems timely to take a look at a newly published study of Belgian cyclists that tests the proposition that how a kid does when he “faces the other kids” is a good indicator of championship potential.

From Outside Online

In 2018, he worked as a journalist for a Belgian website at the World Cup in Russia, studying tactics and approaches.

From Washington Post

The Belgian official, State Secretary for Budget Eva De Bleeker, posted the table of Belgium’s costs for vaccines on Twitter on Thursday, then deleted it shortly afterward.

From Washington Post

A Belgian church has a chalkboard sitting at the pulpit with the jungle peeking through the windows behind it.

From The Daily Beast

A burly Belgian, strapped with grenades and ammunition, towered above them.

From The Daily Beast

But in the case of this Belgian royal, this de Merode, all that seems to have been forgotten.

From The Daily Beast

The Belgian had a stint in America, before coming back to Paris in 1911 to stay at the apartment of Apollinaire.

From The Daily Beast

The Belgian court is now determining whether to grant Johnson bail while she awaits trial.

From The Daily Beast

There were eight passengers besides myself; five Frenchmen, one Belgian, and two citizens of Milan.

From Project Gutenberg

And that treatise of Van de Water, the Belgian, on the sublimation of the sub-conscious by the negation of the self-censor.

From Project Gutenberg

They take in a couple of French papers at this cafe, and the same number of Belgian journals.

From Project Gutenberg

One of them was when he had proposed to adopt a Belgian child, and Aunt Harriet had offered horrified protest.

From Project Gutenberg

It was early in the war then, and between Ypres and the sea stretched a long thin line of Belgian trenches.

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