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Formerly: †a native or inhabitant of the Low Countries (obsolete). Now: a native or inhabitant of the modern state of Belgium.
A native or inhabitant of the Low Countries, now esp. a native or inhabitant of Belgium. Cf. Belgian, n. 1, Belgic, n. 1.