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West Flanders

West Flanders proper noun: the westernmost province of Belgium and Flanders, with capital Bruges.

Proper noun

West Flanders

  1. The westernmost province of Belgium and Flanders, with capital Bruges.
  2. The larger western part of the historic countship of Flanders, also comprising part of French Flanders (in northern France) and retaining a distinctive type of dialects

Questions about West Flanders

What does West Flanders mean?
West Flanders means the westernmost province of Belgium and Flanders, with capital Bruges.
What part of speech is West Flanders?
West Flanders is a proper noun.

Words near West Flanders in the dictionary

  1. West Falmouth
  2. West Feliciana Parish
  3. West Felton
  4. West Ferry
  5. West Fields
  6. West Flanders
  7. West Flemish
  8. West Footscray
  9. West Francia
  10. West Franklin
  11. West Frisia

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