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Bel⋅gium
[bel-juh
m] 
–noun
| a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Capital: Brussels. |
French, Bel⋅gique [bel-zheek] ;
[bel-zheek] ; Flemish, Bel⋅gi⋅ë [bel-khee-uh] .
[bel-khee-uh] .
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Bel·gium (běl'jəm)  (click for larger image in new window) A country of northwest Europe on the North Sea. Inhabited in ancient times by the Belgae, the region was part of the Roman and Carolingian empires before breaking up into a number of feudal states during the Middle Ages. The area occupied by present-day Belgium passed to the Hapsburgs in the 15th century and to the French in the 18th century. Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, Belgium was given to the kingdom of the Netherlands, from which it gained independence as a separate kingdom in 1830. Brussels is the capital and the largest city. Population: 10,400,000. |
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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.
Note: Headquarters for the EU and for NATO.
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Belgium
1602, from L. name of the territory occupied by the Belgæ, a Celtic tribe. Used for "Low Germany and the Netherlands," adopted 1830 as the name of a new nation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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