Flemish people or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə (n)] ⓘ) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at …

The Flemings, who constitute more than half of the Belgian population, speak Dutch (sometimes called Netherlandic), or Belgian Dutch (also called Flemish by English-speakers), and live mainly in the …

The meaning of FLEMISH is of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders or the Flemings or their language.

Flemish ( Vlaams) is a variant of Dutch that has been spoken for about 1,000 years north of a linguistic dividing line that runs from Aachen in the east to a point north of Lille in the west, skirting the …

Flemish refers to the dialects of Dutch or Belgian Dutch spoken in Belgium by about 6 million people.

Nov 19, 2025 · Of or relating to the Belgian standard variety of the Dutch language. Of or relating to West Flemish, East Flemish and/or French Flemish dialects of Dutch.

The Flemish Region is distinct from the Flemish Community: the latter encompasses both the inhabitants of the Flemish Region and the Dutch-speaking minority living in the Brussels-Capital …

Although Flemish leaders were an integral part of Belgian independence efforts, the Flemish played a minority role in national politics until the early 1900s, because of the predominance of French …

Flanders has a temperate climate, with strong maritime influences in the west. Most people of Flanders, called Flemings, speak Flemish, which is the same as Standard Dutch. The vast majority of the …

Flemish people or Flemings (nl|Vlamingen pronounced as /nl/) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at …