Belgicism

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noun

The political ideology which supports the political and economic union of Belgium; Belgian nationalism.

OriginFrench belgicisme ← Latin Belgica ← Proto-Celtic *belgos →
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Meanings

nounBelgicism (countable and uncountable, plural Belgicisms)

plural Belgicisms

  1. countableuncountablegovernmentThe political ideology which supports the political and economic union of Belgium; Belgian nationalism.
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA Dutch word or phrase of Belgian origin, typically never or rarely present in the Dutch spoken in the Netherlands.
  3. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA French word or phrase of Belgian origin, typically never or rarely present in the French spoken in France.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰelǵʰ-?
  2. Proto-Celtic*belgos
  3. LatinBelgae
  4. Latinbelgicus
  5. LatinGallus
  6. LatinGallia
  7. LatinBelgica
  8. LatinGallia Belgicaellip.
  9. LatinBelgica
  10. Frenchbelgicisme
  11. EnglishBelgicism

Semi-learned borrowing from French belgicisme. By surface analysis, Belgica + -ism. Named after Belgium.

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Translations

Dutch belgicisme, belgicisme
  • belgicismeBelgian nationalism
  • belgicismeBelgian-Dutch word or phrase
  • belgicismeBelgian-French word or phrase
French belgicanisme, belgicisme
  • belgicanismeBelgian nationalism
  • belgicismeBelgian-Dutch word or phrase
  • belgicismeBelgian-French word or phrase
German Belgizismus
  • BelgizismusBelgian nationalism
Latin belgicismus
  • belgicismusBelgian nationalism
Cite this entry
APA

Belgicism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belgicism

MLA

“Belgicism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belgicism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belgicism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belgicism.

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