Belgium

[ bel-juhm ]

/ ˈbɛl dʒəm /

noun

a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Capital: Brussels.

French Bel·gique

[bel-zheek]; /bɛlˈʒik/; Flemish Bel·gi·ë

[bel-khee-uh]. /ˈbɛl xi ə/.

Words nearby Belgium

Belgian Malinois, Belgian sheepdog, Belgian shepherd dog, Belgian Tervuren, Belgic, Belgium, Belgorod, Belgorod-Dnestrovski, Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Belgrade, Belgrano

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for Belgium

Other cases were reported in the 1990s in Italy and Belgium.
Are Water Births Toxic to Babies?|Brandy Zadrozny|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Duncan arrived at Dulles International Airport in Washington from Liberia (via Belgium) on Sept. 20.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: October 26|PunditFact.com|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After following the epidemic closely from his native Belgium, Colebunders is extremely hopeful that the answer will be the blood.
Blood Is Ebola’s Weapon and Weakness|Abby Haglage|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prior to her arrest, Johnson was living under partial immunity in Gent, Belgium, while a case was being built against her.
Caught: Female Assassin Who Allegedly Murdered Five American Nuns|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Wendig in Munich in 1943, who asked him to travel to Belgium to purchase gold, jewelry, and pictures.
On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters|Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We passed through St. loi (not the one in Belgium) and the French people looked at us pityingly.
Into the Jaws of Death|Jack O'Brien
Apparently education was never designed in Belgium for the mass of the people.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany|Edward Lyell Fox
Through the American press, please thank your people for their kindness to Belgium.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915|Various
Austria would willingly make in Belgium such cessions as France could not expect to obtain by ten pitched battles.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Belgium and Holland had nothing in common but their mutual dislike of each other.
The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom|Hendrik Willem van Loon

British Dictionary definitions for Belgium

Belgium

/ (ˈbɛldʒəm) /

noun

a federal kingdom in NW Europe: at various times under the rulers of Burgundy, Spain, Austria, France, and the Netherlands before becoming an independent kingdom in 1830. It formed the Benelux customs union with the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1948 and and was a founder member of the Common Market, now the European Union. It consists chiefly of a low-lying region of sand, woods, and heath (the Campine) in the north and west, and a fertile undulating central plain rising to the Ardennes Mountains in the southeast. Languages: French, Flemish (Dutch), German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Brussels. Pop: 10 444 268 (2013 est). Area: 30 513 sq km (11 778 sq miles)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Belgium

Belgium

Monarchy in northwestern Europe, bordered by the North Sea and The Netherlands to the north, Germany and Luxembourg to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and largest city is Brussels.

notes for Belgium

Headquarters for the EU and for NATO.

单词	belgium
释义	Belgium [ bel-juhm ] / ˈbɛl dʒəm / noun a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Capital: Brussels. French Bel·gique [bel-zheek]; /bɛlˈʒik/; Flemish Bel·gi·ë [bel-khee-uh]. /ˈbɛl xi ə/. Words nearby Belgium Belgian Malinois, Belgian sheepdog, Belgian shepherd dog, Belgian Tervuren, Belgic, Belgium, Belgorod, Belgorod-Dnestrovski, Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Belgrade, Belgrano Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Belgium Other cases were reported in the 1990s in Italy and Belgium. Are Water Births Toxic to Babies?\|Brandy Zadrozny\|December 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Duncan arrived at Dulles International Airport in Washington from Liberia (via Belgium) on Sept. 20. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: October 26\|PunditFact.com\|October 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST After following the epidemic closely from his native Belgium, Colebunders is extremely hopeful that the answer will be the blood. Blood Is Ebola’s Weapon and Weakness\|Abby Haglage\|October 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Prior to her arrest, Johnson was living under partial immunity in Gent, Belgium, while a case was being built against her. Caught: Female Assassin Who Allegedly Murdered Five American Nuns\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|September 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Wendig in Munich in 1943, who asked him to travel to Belgium to purchase gold, jewelry, and pictures. On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters\|Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner\|September 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST We passed through St. loi (not the one in Belgium) and the French people looked at us pityingly. Into the Jaws of Death\|Jack O'Brien Apparently education was never designed in Belgium for the mass of the people. Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany\|Edward Lyell Fox Through the American press, please thank your people for their kindness to Belgium. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915\|Various Austria would willingly make in Belgium such cessions as France could not expect to obtain by ten pitched battles. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay Belgium and Holland had nothing in common but their mutual dislike of each other. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom\|Hendrik Willem van Loon British Dictionary definitions for Belgium Belgium / (ˈbɛldʒəm) / noun a federal kingdom in NW Europe: at various times under the rulers of Burgundy, Spain, Austria, France, and the Netherlands before becoming an independent kingdom in 1830. It formed the Benelux customs union with the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1948 and and was a founder member of the Common Market, now the European Union. It consists chiefly of a low-lying region of sand, woods, and heath (the Campine) in the north and west, and a fertile undulating central plain rising to the Ardennes Mountains in the southeast. Languages: French, Flemish (Dutch), German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Brussels. Pop: 10 444 268 (2013 est). Area: 30 513 sq km (11 778 sq miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Belgium Belgium Monarchy in northwestern Europe, bordered by the North Sea and The Netherlands to the north, Germany and Luxembourg to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and largest city is Brussels. notes for Belgium Headquarters for the EU and for NATO. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
随便看	suboccipital muscle suboccipital nerve suboccipitobregmatic diameter suboceanic subofficer suboptimal suborbital suborder subordinal subordinary subordinate subordinate clause subordinated subordinated debt subordinating conjunction subordination subordinationism suborn subornation of perjury suboscine subotica suboxide subpapular subpar have a good head on one's shoulders