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Flem⋅ish

  [flem-ish]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Flanders, its people, or their language.
2. pertaining to or designating the style of art, esp. painting, as developed principally in Flanders and northern France during the 15th century, chiefly characterized by sharply delineated forms, naturalistic proportions, clear, usually cool colors, and the use of perspective.
–noun
3. the people of Flanders collectively; the Flemings.
4. the Dutch language as spoken in northern Belgium: one of the official languages of Belgium. Abbreviation: Flem., Flem
Origin:
1275–1325; ME < MD Vlaemsch, equiv. to Vlaem- (see Fleming ) + -sch -ish 1
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Flem·ish   (flěm'ĭsh)   
adj.  Of or relating to Flanders, the Flemings, or their language or culture.
n.  

  1. A group of Dutch dialects spoken in the southwestern Netherlands, northwest Belgium, and parts of northern France.

  2. (used with a pl. verb) The Flemings.


[Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch Vlaemisch.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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