Belgium

Borrowed from Latin Belgium, from the name of the tribe of Belgae.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛld͡ʒəm/

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Belgium (usually uncountable, plural Belgiums)

2. A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

When describing the country's monarch, he or she should not be called "King (or Queen) of Belgium", but "King (or Queen) of the Belgians".

• Kingdom of Belgium (official name)

• Wallonia
• Flanders
• Brussels-Capital Region
• Brussels (capital city)

• Belgium sausage

• Belgian

• (countries of Europe) countries of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛlɡijum]
• Hyphenation: Bel‧gi‧um
• Rhymes: -um

Belgium

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

• Belga Királyság
• belga

• (countries of Europe) Európa országai; Albánia, Andorra, Ausztria, Azerbajdzsán, Belgium, Bosznia-Hercegovina, Bulgária, Ciprus, Csehország, Dánia, Egyesült Királyság, Észak-Macedónia, Észtország, Fehéroroszország, Finnország, Franciaország, Görögország, Grúzia, Hollandia, Horvátország, Izland, Írország, Kazahsztán, Lengyelország, Lettország, Liechtenstein, Litvánia, Luxemburg, Magyarország, Málta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegró, Németország, Norvégia, Olaszország, Oroszország, Örményország, Portugália, Románia, San Marino, Spanyolország, Svédország, Svájc, Szerbia, Szlovákia, Szlovénia, Törökország, Ukrajna, Vatikán ^{(Category: hu:Countries in Europe)}

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbel.ɡi.um/, [ˈbɛɫ̪ɡiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbel.d͡ʒi.um/, [ˈbɛl̠ʲd͡ʒium]

Belgium n sg (genitive Belgiī or Belgī); second declension

1. Synonym of Belgica: Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

• → English: Belgium
  • → Bengali: বেলজিয়াম (beljiẏam)
  • → Bishnupriya Manipuri: বেলজিয়াম (bēlajiẏām)
  • → Burmese: ဘယ်လ်ဂျီယမ် (bhailgyiyam)
  • → Dhivehi: ބެލްޖިއަމް (beljiam̊)
  • → Dzongkha: བེལ་ཇིཡམ་ (bel jiym)
  • → Ewe: Belgium
  • → Gujarati: બેલ્જિયમ (beljiyam)
  • → Hawaiian: Pelekiuma
  • → Hindi: बेल्जियम (beljiyam)
  • → Ilocano: Belgium
  • → Kamba: Belgium
  • → Kapampangan: Belgium
  • → Luhya: Belgium
  • → Malay: Belgium
  • → Malayalam: ബെൽജിയം (beljiyaṁ)
  • → Maori: Peratiamu
  • → Marathi: बेल्जियम (beljiyam)
  • → Meru: Belgium
  • → Nauruan: Belgium
  • → Nepali: बेल्जियम (beljiyam)
  • → Sanskrit: बेल्जियम (beljiyama)
  • → Tamil: பெல்ஜியம் (peljiyam)
  • → Telugu: బెల్జియం (beljiyaṁ)
  • → Thai: เบลเยียม (beel-yîiam)
  • → Tok Pisin: Beljiam
  • → Urdu: بلجئیم (beljiyam)
  • → Yoruba: Belgium
• → Esperanto: Belgio
• Friulian: Belgjo
• → Greek: Βέλγιο (Vélgio)
• → Hungarian: Belgium
• → Interlingua: Belgio
• Italian: Belgio
• Ligurian: Belgiò
• → Scots: Belgium
• Sicilian: Belgiu
• → Silesian: Belgijo
• Venetan: Belgio

Unadapted borrowing from English Belgium.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeld͡ʒjum/ [ˈbel.d͡ʒjum]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbelɡjum/ [ˈbel.ɡjum]
• Hyphenation: Bel‧gium

Bélgium (Jawi spelling بيلجيوم or بيلݢيوم)

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

   Synonym: (Indonesian) Belgia

• (countries of Europe) negara-negara di Eropah; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belanda, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia dan Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Itali, Jerman, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia Utara, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Perancis, Poland, Portugal, Republik Czech, Romania, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sepanyol, Sweden, Switzerland, Turki, Ukraina, United Kingdom, Vatican