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Bel⋅gium

  [bel-juhm]
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–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] ;
Flemish, Bel⋅gi⋅ë  [bel-khee-uh] .
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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.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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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