Belgians
Brussels and Bruges residents
Belgians are the people of Belgium, a small country in Western Europe.
The term encompasses speakers of Dutch (Flemish), French, and German—Belgium's three official languages.
As an adjective, Belgian describes things from or associated with the country: Belgian waffles, Belgian chocolate, Belgian beer.
Batter cooked in grid
- fritesFrench fried potatoes
- speculoosBelgian spiced shortcrust biscuit
- croquettesBreaded, fried food portions
- endiveBitter salad leaf
mayonnaise · vol-au-vent · pralines · mussels
- MagritteBelgian surrealist painter
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- BruegelSixteenth-century Flemish master
- comic stripsSerialized newspaper cartoons
Art Nouveau · carnival · belfries · lace · folklore · saxophone · Poirot
Belgian Romance language
- Dutch-speakingUsing the Amsterdam language
- French-speakingUsing France's language
- German-speakingUsing Deutsch as language
- citizenshipStatus as state member
compatriots · countrymen · diaspora · expatriates · natives · immigrants · ancestry · ethnicity
Monk of austere order
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- Stella ArtoisChalice-served pilsner brand
- witbierBelgian wheat beer
- saisonFrench for season
brewing · monastery · chalice · bottle-conditioned · craft · hops · malt · fermentation
European political-economic bloc
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- commissionPayment for services rendered
NATO · headquarters · continent · integration · treaty · Maastricht · Lisbon · solidarity
waffles
Batter cooked in grid
- fritesFrench fried potatoes
- speculoosBelgian spiced shortcrust biscuit
- croquettesBreaded, fried food portions
endive · mayonnaise · vol-au-vent · pralines · mussels
Tintin
- MagritteBelgian surrealist painter
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- BruegelSixteenth-century Flemish master
comic strips · Art Nouveau · carnival · belfries · lace · folklore · saxophone · Poirot
Walloon
Belgian Romance language
- Dutch-speakingUsing the Amsterdam language
- French-speakingUsing France's language
- German-speakingUsing Deutsch as language
citizenship · compatriots · countrymen · diaspora · expatriates · natives · immigrants · ancestry · ethnicity · demographics
Trappist
Monk of austere order
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- Stella ArtoisChalice-served pilsner brand
- witbierBelgian wheat beer
saison · brewing · monastery · chalice · bottle-conditioned · craft · hops · malt · fermentation · brewmaster
EU
European political-economic bloc
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
commission · NATO · headquarters · continent · integration · treaty · Maastricht · Lisbon · solidarity · multilingualism
praline
Nut and sugar candy
Côte d'Or · ganache · bonbon · artisanal · tempering · molding · cocoa · dark · milk · white
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- populationspatients, inpatients, outpatients, elderly patients, stroke patients
- European peoplesGermans, Italians, Greeks, French, Poles
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
BelgiansDutch
Of the Netherlands
French · Germans · Luxembourgers · British · Europeans
BelgiansJapanese
Of or from Nippon
Icelanders · Poles · Portuguese · Koreans
- Belgian waffleThick gridded breakfast pastry
- Belgian chocolatesConfections from a Flemish nation
- Belgian beerBrew from Flanders region
- Belgian MalinoisBelgian herding breed
- Belgian laceOrnate European openwork fabric
- Belgian aleBeer from Flanders region