a powerful medieval principality in the SW part of the Low Countries, now in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders, the Netherlands province of Zeeland, and the French department of the Nord; scene of battles in many wars
Flanders in American English
(ˈflændərz)
region (in medieval times a county) in NW Europe, on the North Sea, including a part of NW France & the provinces of East Flanders& West Flanders in Belgium
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Flanders
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East Flanders
a province of W Belgium : low-lying , with reclaimed land in the northeast : textile industries . Capital: Ghent . Pop: 1 373 720 (2004 est). Area: 2979 sq km (1150 sq miles)
West Flanders
a province of W Belgium : the country's chief agricultural province. Capital: Bruges . Pop: 1 135 802 (2004 est). Area: 3132 sq km (1209 sq miles)
Flanders poppy
a poppy , Papaver rhoeas, that has bright red flowers and grows in cornfields . Since World War I it has been the symbol of fallen soldiers
corn poppy
a poppy , Papaver rhoeas, that has bright red flowers and grows in cornfields . Since World War I it has been the symbol of fallen soldiers
field poppy
a poppy , Papaver rhoeas, that has bright red flowers and grows in cornfields . Since World War I it has been the symbol of fallen soldiers