French word

flamand

Pronunciation

IPA/flamɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adjectiveFlemish

Example

Il est flamand et vit en Belgique.

He is Flemish and lives in Belgium.

Illustration for flamand (Flemish)

More examples

Les ouvriers flamands travaillent dans le nord du pays.

Flemish workers work in the north of the country.

Core concept

A person rooted in Flanders and its Dutch-speaking cultural world.

Common phrases

  • un peintre flamand

    a Flemish painter

  • les écrivains flamands

    Flemish writers

Similar words

Belge: Someone who holds Belgian citizenship.
Wallon: A Wallonia resident who mainly speaks French.
Néerlandophone: Someone who regularly speaks Dutch.
Néerlandais: Someone who holds Dutch citizenship.

Definition in French

Qui est originaire de Flandre ou qui se rapporte à sa culture et à sa langue.

Word origin

French flamand comes through Old French flamenc from Dutch Vlaming, a term for a person from Flanders.

Usage tips

  • As a person noun, French uses un Flamand and une Flamande, while the adjective remains lower-case: la culture flamande.

Opposites

  • wallonWalloonnoun

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