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Flemish language
Flemish language member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages ). Generally regarded as the Belgian variant of Dutch (see Dutch language ) rather than as a separate tongue, Flemish is spoken by approximately 5.5 million people in Belgium, where it is one of the official languages, and by a few thousand persons in France. So closely are Flemish and Dutch related that the difference between them has been compared to the difference between American and British English; however, some scholars hold that they have diverged sufficiently since the 16th cent. to be described as separate languages. |
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"Flemish language." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Flemish language." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FlemishLan.html "Flemish language." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FlemishLan.html |
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Flemish
Flem·ish / ˈflemish/ • adj. of or relating to Flanders, its people, or their language. • n. 1. the Dutch language as spoken in Flanders, one of the two official languages of Belgium. 2. (the Flemish) [as pl. n.] the people of Flanders. |
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"Flemish." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Flemish." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flemish.html "Flemish." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flemish.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "Flemish." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Flemish." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Flemish.html T. F. HOAD. "Flemish." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Flemish.html |
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"Flemish." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Flemish." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Flemish.html "Flemish." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Flemish.html |
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Flemish
•blackish, brackish, quackish
•Frankish, prankish
•clerkish, darkish, sparkish
•peckish • rakish
•cliquish, freakish, weakish
•sickish, thickish
•pinkish
•hawkish, mawkish
•folkish • bookish • textbookish
•puckish
•monkish, punkish
•quirkish, Turkish
•establish, stablish
•Spanglish
•embellish, hellish, relish
•palish, Salish
•English • stylish
•abolish, demolish, spit-and-polish
•Gaulish, smallish, tallish
•owlish • Polish
•coolish, foolish, ghoulish, mulish
•bullish • dullish • publish
•accomplish • ticklish • purplish
•devilish
•churlish, girlish
•famish • Amish • schoolmarmish
•blemish, Flemish
•Hamish • squeamish • dimmish
•warmish • gnomish • Carchemish
•skirmish
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"Flemish." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Flemish." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Flemish.html "Flemish." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Flemish.html |
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