Belgian Limburg

proper noun

The roughly southwestern part of the Benelux region of Limburg (speaking Dutch and two groups of its dialects; not to be geographically confused with historical political entities), which is part of Flanders region (northern Belgium), where it is administratively designated as the provincie (province) Limburg, as opposed to Dutch Limburg, which belongs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, confusingly under the same administrative designation

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The roughly southwestern part of the Benelux region of Limburg (speaking Dutch and two groups of its dialects; not to be geographically confused with historical political entities), which is part of Flanders region (northern Belgium), where it is administratively designated as the provincie (province) Limburg, as opposed to Dutch Limburg, which belongs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, confusingly under the same administrative designation

Origin

Belgian + Limburg

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Translations

Dutch Belgisch Limburg
  • Belgisch Limburgthe roughly southwestern part of the Benelux region of Limburg
German Belgisch-Limburg, Belgischer-Limburg
  • Belgisch-Limburgthe roughly southwestern part of the Benelux region of Limburg
  • Belgischer-Limburgthe roughly southwestern part of the Benelux region of Limburg
Cite this entry
APA

Belgian Limburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belgian%20Limburg

MLA

“Belgian Limburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belgian%20Limburg. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belgian Limburg,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belgian%20Limburg.

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