Meanings
adjectiveBelgian (comparative more Belgian, superlative most Belgian)
comparative more Belgian · superlative most Belgian
- Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.
At the center of Geel, a charming Belgian town less than an hour's drive from of Antwerp, is a church dedicated to Dymphna, a saint believed to have the power to cure mental disorders.
2016 July 1, Angus Chen, “For Centuries, A Small Town Has Embraced Strangers With Mental Illness”, in NPR, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2017
proper noun
- human sciencesA hypothetical extinct Indo-European language, supposed to have been spoken distinct from Celtic in late prehistory, in certain parts of what has become known as Gaul.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰelǵʰ-?
- Proto-Celtic*belgos
- LatinBelgae
- Latinbelgicus
- LatinGallus
- LatinGallia
- LatinBelgica
- LatinGallia Belgicaellip.
- LatinBelgica
- LatinBelgium
- EnglishBelgium
- EnglishBelgian
Translations
Afrikaans Belg, Belgies
- BelgBelgian, person from Belgium
- Belgiesof or pertaining to Belgium
- Belgiesof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Arabic بِلْجِيكِيّ, بِلْجِيكِيَّة
- بِلْجِيكِيّ (beljīkiyy)Belgian, person from Belgium
- بِلْجِيكِيَّة (beljīkiyya)Belgian, person from Belgium
- بِلْجِيكِيّ (beljīkiyy)of or pertaining to Belgium
- بِلْجِيكِيّ (beljīkiyy)of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Basque belgikar, belgikar
- belgikarBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgikarof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgikarof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Bulgarian белги́ец, белги́йка
- белги́ец (belgíec)Belgian, person from Belgium
- белги́йка (belgíjka)Belgian, person from Belgium
- белги́йски (belgíjski)of or pertaining to Belgium
Catalan belga, belga
- belgaBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Chinese Mandarin 比利時人 /比利时人, 比利時的 /比利时的
- 比利時人 /比利时人 (bǐlìshírén)Belgian, person from Belgium
- 比利時的 /比利时的 (Bǐlìshí de)of or pertaining to Belgium
Czech Belgičan, Belgičanka
- BelgičanBelgian, person from Belgium
- BelgičankaBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgickýof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgickýof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Danish belgier, belgisk
- belgierBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgiskof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgiskof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Dutch Belg, Belgische
- BelgBelgian, person from Belgium
- BelgischeBelgian, person from Belgium
- Belgischof or pertaining to Belgium
- Belgischeof or pertaining to Belgium
- Belgischof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
- Belgischeof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Esperanto belgo, virbelgo
- belgoBelgian, person from Belgium
- virbelgoBelgian, person from Belgium
- belginoBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgianoBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgianinoBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgujanoBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgujaninoBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgiaof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgujaof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
- belgianaof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
- belgujanaof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Estonian belglane, belgia
- belglaneBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgiaof or pertaining to Belgium
Finnish belgialainen, belgialainen
- belgialainenBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgialainenof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgialainenof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
- belgiextinct hypothetical language
French Belge, belge
- BelgeBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgeof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgeof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
German Belgier, Belgierin
- BelgierBelgian, person from Belgium
- BelgierinBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgischof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgischof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Greek Βέλγος, Βελγίδα
- Βέλγος (Vélgos)Belgian, person from Belgium
- Βελγίδα (Velgída)Belgian, person from Belgium
- Βέλγα (Vélga)Belgian, person from Belgium
- βελγικός (velgikós)of or pertaining to Belgium
- βελγικός (velgikós)of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Hawaiian Pelekiuma, Pelekiuma
- PelekiumaBelgian, person from Belgium
- Pelekiumaof or pertaining to Belgium
- Pelekiumaof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Hebrew בֶּלְגִּי, בלגי
- בֶּלְגִּי (bélgi)Belgian, person from Belgium
- בלגי (belgi)of or pertaining to Belgium
Hindi बेल्जियमी, बैल्जियाई
- बेल्जियमी (beljiymī)of or pertaining to Belgium
- बैल्जियाई (bailjiyāī)of or pertaining to Belgium
Hungarian belga, belga
- belgaBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Icelandic Belgi, Belgar
- BelgiBelgian, person from Belgium
- BelgarBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgískurof or pertaining to Belgium
Indonesian Belgia
- Belgiaof or pertaining to Belgium
Irish Beilgeach, Beilgeach
- BeilgeachBelgian, person from Belgium
- Beilgeachof or pertaining to Belgium
- Beilgeachof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Italian belga, belga
- belgaBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Japanese ベルギー人, ベルギーの
- ベルギー人 (berugījin)Belgian, person from Belgium
- ベルギーの (Berugī no)of or pertaining to Belgium
Korean 벨기에인, 벨기에 사람
- 벨기에인 (belgiein)Belgian, person from Belgium
- 벨기에 사람 (belgie saram)Belgian, person from Belgium
- 벨기에의 (Belgie-ui)of or pertaining to Belgium
Latvian beļģis, beļģietis
- beļģisBelgian, person from Belgium
- beļģietisBelgian, person from Belgium
- beļģieteBelgian, person from Belgium
- Beļģijasof or pertaining to Belgium
- beļģisksof or pertaining to Belgium
- beļģuof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
- beļģiešuof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
- beļģisksof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Lithuanian belgas, belgė
- belgasBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgėBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgiškasof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgiškasof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Malay Belgium
- Belgiumof or pertaining to Belgium
Norwegian Bokmål belgier, belgisk
- belgierBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgiskof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgiskof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Persian بلژیکی, بلژیکی
- بلژیکی (belžiki)Belgian, person from Belgium
- بلژیکی (belžiki)of or pertaining to Belgium
Polish Belg, Belgijka
- BelgBelgian, person from Belgium
- BelgijkaBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgijskiof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgijskiof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Portuguese belga, belga
- belgaBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Romanian belgian, belgiană
- belgianBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgianăBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgiancăBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgianof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgianof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Russian бельги́ец, бельги́йка
- бельги́ец (belʹgíjec)Belgian, person from Belgium
- бельги́йка (belʹgíjka)Belgian, person from Belgium
- бельги́йский (belʹgíjskij)of or pertaining to Belgium
- бельги́йский (belʹgíjskij)of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Slovak Belgičan, Belgičanka
- BelgičanBelgian, person from Belgium
- BelgičankaBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgickýof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgickýof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Spanish belga, belga
- belgaBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgaof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Swahili Mbelgiji
- MbelgijiBelgian, person from Belgium
Swedish belgare, belgiska
- belgareBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgiskaBelgian, person from Belgium
- belgiskof or pertaining to Belgium
- belgiskof or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Thai เบลเยียม
- เบลเยียม (beel-yîiam)of or pertaining to Belgium
Turkish Belçikalı, Belçikalı
- BelçikalıBelgian, person from Belgium
- Belçikalıof or pertaining to Belgium
Ukrainian бельгі́єць, бельгі́йка
- бельгі́єць (belʹhíjecʹ)Belgian, person from Belgium
- бельгі́йка (belʹhíjka)Belgian, person from Belgium
- бельгі́йський (belʹhíjsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Belgium
- бельґі́йський (belʹgíjsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Belgium
- бельгі́йський (belʹhíjsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people
Vietnamese người Bỉ, Bỉ
- người BỉBelgian, person from Belgium
- Bỉof or pertaining to Belgium
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Belgian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belgian
MLA
“Belgian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belgian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belgian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belgian.
Source: Belgian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.