Belgium
Syllables: Bel·gium/ˈbɛld͡ʒəm/
Belgium proper noun: 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.
Proper noun
Belgium (usually uncountable, plural Belgiums)
- 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.
- The higher levels of chlorate were discovered during routine testing at the company's production facility in Ghent, Belgium, according to an unnamed company spokesperson quoted by the AFP news agency.2025 January 29, Lucy Hooker, “Coca-Cola recalls drinks in UK due to chemical levels”, in BBC News
- Synonyms:
- Kingdom of Belgium
- A village in Vermilion County, Illinois.
- A township in Polk County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.
- A town and village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
- The Low Countries.
- It is found in Egypt, in Belgium, in Bohemia, in Ratisbone, and in divers places of France, Germany, and Italy, and at Anneberge, and about Thebes.1652, Thomas Nicols, A lapidary, or, The history of pretious stones
Belgium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Belgium in Hindi
- country in Europe
- बेल्जियम beljiyam
Belgium in Tamil
- country in Europe
- பெல்ஜியம் peljiyam
Belgium in Marathi
- country in Europe
- बेल्जियम beljiyam
Belgium in Urdu
- country in Europe
- بیلْجِیَم beljiyam, بِلْجِیَم biljiyam, بلجئیم, بلجیئم
More languagesFewer languages
- Belgium in Bengali
- বেলজিয়াম beljiẏam
- Belgium in Telugu
- బెల్జియం beljiyaṁ
- Belgium in Malayalam
- ബെൽജിയം beljiyaṁ
- Belgium in Kannada
- ಬೆಲ್ಜಿಯಂ beljiyaṃ
- Belgium in Punjabi
- ਬੈਲਜੀਅਮ bailjīama
- Belgium in Gujarati
- બેલ્જિયમ beljiyam
- Belgium in Odia
- ବେଲଜିଅମ belajiama
- Belgium in Sanskrit
- बेल्जियम beljiyama
- Belgium in Assamese
- বেলজিয়াম beloziam
- Belgium in Nepali
- बेल्जियम beljiyam
- Belgium in Pashto
- بلجيم beljīm, بېلجيم beljīm
- Belgium in Tagalog
- Belhika
- Belgium in Arabic
- بِلْجِيكَا biljīkā
- Belgium in Malay
- Belgium
- Belgium in Indonesian
- Belgia
- Belgium in Thai
- เบลเยียม beel-yîiam
- Belgium in Vietnamese
- Bỉ
- Belgium in Myanmar
- ဘယ်လ်ဂျီယမ် bhailgyiyam
- Sindhi
- بيلجيم beljem
- Dhivehi
- ބެލްޖިއަމް beljiam̊
- Dzongkha
- བེལ་ཇིཡམ bel jiym
Synonyms of Belgium
Forms of Belgium
| plural | Belgiums |
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Origin of Belgium
Borrowed from Latin Belgium, variant of Belgica, from Gallia Belgica, from the name of the tribe of Belgae.
Words formed from Belgium
Phrases with Belgium
Questions about Belgium
- What does Belgium mean?
- Belgium means 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.
- What is Belgium in Hindi?
- Belgium in Hindi is बेल्जियम (beljiyam). See Belgium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Belgium?
- Belgium is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Belgium?
- Belgium is pronounced /ˈbɛld͡ʒəm/.
Words near Belgium in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Belgium (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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