Benelux

B3E1N1E1L1U1X8
/ˈbɛnəlʌks/

proper noun

An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Similar
Low Countries
OriginDutch Benelux ← Middle Dutch lant ← Old Dutch lant →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
  2. A region of Europe, consisting of the countries which constitute this union.

    Synonyms: Low Countries

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA region of Europe, consisting of the countries which constitute this union.

Similar
Low Countries
Also see
netherlands

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰelǵʰ-?
  2. Proto-Celtic*belgos
  3. LatinBelgae
  4. DutchBelg
  5. DutchBelgië
  6. Old Dutchnither
  7. Middle Dutchnēder
  8. Dutchneder
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  10. Proto-Germanic*landą
  11. Frankish*land
  12. Old Dutchlant
  13. Middle Dutchlant
  14. Dutchland
  15. DutchNederland
  16. DutchLuxemburg
  17. DutchBenelux
  18. EnglishBenelux

Borrowed from Dutch Benelux. By surface analysis, syllabic abbreviation of Belgium + Netherlands + Luxembourg.

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Translations

Afrikaans Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Arabic بنلوكس
  • بنلوكسan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Basque Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Bengali বেনেলাক্স, বেনেলাক্স ইউনিয়ন
  • বেনেলাক্স (benelakśo)an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
  • বেনেলাক্স ইউনিয়ন (benelakśo iuniẏon)an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Bulgarian Бенелюкс
  • Бенелюкс (Beneljuks)an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Catalan Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Chinese Mandarin 比荷盧經濟聯盟 /比荷卢经济联盟
  • 比荷盧經濟聯盟 /比荷卢经济联盟 (Bǐ-Hé-Lú jīngjì liánméng)an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Danish Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Dutch Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Esperanto Benelukso
  • Beneluksoan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Estonian Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Finnish Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
French Bénélux, Benelux
  • Bénéluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
German Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Greek Μπενελούξ
  • Μπενελούξ (Beneloúx)an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Hebrew בנלוקס
  • בנלוקסan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Hungarian Benelux, Benelux államok
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
  • Benelux államokan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Icelandic Benelúxlöndin, Benelúx
  • Benelúxlöndinan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
  • Benelúxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Indonesian Benelux, Beneluks
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
  • Beneluksan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Irish Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Italian Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Japanese ベネルクス
  • ベネルクス (Benerukusu)an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Korean 베네룩스
  • 베네룩스 (Benerukseu)an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Latin Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Latvian Benilukss
  • Benilukssan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Lithuanian Beniliuksas
  • Beniliuksasan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Malay Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Norwegian Bokmål Benelux, Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
  • Beneluxregion of Europe consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Persian بنلوکس
  • بنلوکسan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Polish Beneluks, Beneluks
  • Beneluksan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
  • Beneluksregion of Europe consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Portuguese Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Romanian Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Russian Бенилю́кс
  • Бенилю́кс (Beniljúks)an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Spanish Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Swedish Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Thai เบเนลักซ์
  • เบเนลักซ์an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Turkish Benelüks
  • Benelüksan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Ukrainian Бенілю́кс
  • Бенілю́кс (Beniljúks)an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Urdu بینیلکس
  • بینیلکسan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Vietnamese Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Welsh Benelux
  • Beneluxan economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Cite this entry
APA

Benelux. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benelux

MLA

“Benelux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benelux. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Benelux,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benelux.

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