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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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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 One of two official languages of Belgium (the other being French). It is spoken, mainly in the n half of the country, by c.50% of the population. It is virtually the same language as Dutch.

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