Belgium
Flemish-Walloon crossroads
Belgium is a small country in Western Europe, bordered by France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
It hosts the headquarters of the European Union and NATO in Brussels, its capital.
Belgium is divided between Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and French-speaking Wallonia in the south, a linguistic split that shapes its politics and culture.
Belgian waffles, Belgian chocolate, and Belgian beer are renowned exports.
Northern Belgian region
- AntwerpBelgian port city
- GhentEast Flanders provincial seat
- BrugesFlemish canal city
- ArdennesHilly woodland across Belgium
Ypres · Waterloo · Low Countries · North Sea · Flemish · Walloon · federal · provinces
Nut and sugar candy
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
- GodivaLuxury chocolate company
- LeonidasAncient Spartan warrior-king
Côte d'Or · chocolatier · confectionery · artisanal · bonbon · filled · hazelnut · tempering
Constructed water passages
- Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- guild housesAssociation headquarters buildings
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Crushing, decisive defeat
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- YpresFlemish city, wartime ruins
- Flanders FieldsBelgian WWI memorial landscape
Congo · colonialism · battleground · medieval · Burgundian · Habsburg · Spanish Netherlands · independence
Emulsified egg-oil spread
- paper coneRolled sheet forming point
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
pommes frites · beef tallow · Flemish · snack · ketchup · pickles
Of or from Paris's nation
- DutchOf the Netherlands
- FlemishBelgian Dutch variant
- GermanCentral European language
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
Walloon · translation · code-switching · language politics · divided · regional · official languages
Monk of austere order
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- witbierBelgian wheat beer
- tripelBelgian strong pale ale
- Stella ArtoisChalice-served pilsner brand
Continental political-economic federation
- NATOWestern defense organization
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- Western EuropeAtlantic-facing continental zone
Eurostar · headquarters · diplomatic · parliament · multilateral · founding member · treaty · institutions
Browned through sugar heating
- rectangularFour right angles
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
- toppingsAdded ingredients on food
- whipped creamAerated dairy topping
strawberries · crispy · yeast · dough · grid pattern · iron
Flanders
Northern Belgian region
Ardennes · Ypres · Waterloo · Low Countries · North Sea · Flemish · Walloon · federal · provinces · communes
praline
Nut and sugar candy
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
- GodivaLuxury chocolate company
Leonidas · Côte d'Or · chocolatier · confectionery · artisanal · bonbon · filled · hazelnut · tempering · cocoa
canals
Constructed water passages
- Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- guild housesAssociation headquarters buildings
Waterloo
Crushing, decisive defeat
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- YpresFlemish city, wartime ruins
Flanders Fields · Congo · colonialism · battleground · medieval · Burgundian · Habsburg · Spanish Netherlands · independence · 1830
mayonnaise
Emulsified egg-oil spread
- paper coneRolled sheet forming point
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- crispyBrittle and snapping
street food · pommes frites · beef tallow · Flemish · snack · ketchup · pickles
French
Of or from Paris's nation
multilingual · Walloon · translation · code-switching · language politics · divided · regional · official languages
Trappist
Monk of austere order
European Union
Continental political-economic federation
- NATOWestern defense organization
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- SchengenBorder-free European area
Western Europe · Eurostar · headquarters · diplomatic · parliament · multilateral · founding member · treaty · institutions · commission
caramelized
Browned through sugar heating
- rectangularFour right angles
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
- toppingsAdded ingredients on food
whipped cream · strawberries · crispy · yeast · dough · grid pattern · iron
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- Beer OriginsGermany, Czech Republic, Ireland, England, Bavaria
- BelgiumFlanders, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, tricolor flag
- European PlacesFrance, Germany, Spain, Italy, London
- European StatesFrance, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal
- KingdomsUnited Kingdom, England, Denmark, Spain, Netherlands
BelgiumNetherlands
Northwestern European constitutional monarchy
Holland · France · Germany · Luxembourg
- 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