West Flanders

proper noun

The westernmost province of Belgium and Flanders, with capital Bruges.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The westernmost province of Belgium and Flanders, with capital Bruges.
  2. The larger western part of the historic countship of Flanders, also comprising part of French Flanders (in northern France) and retaining a distinctive type of dialects

Translations

Bulgarian За́падна Фла́ндрия
  • За́падна Фла́ндрия (Západna Flándrija)Belgian province in Flanders
Catalan Flandes Occidental
  • Flandes OccidentalBelgian province in Flanders
Danish Vestflandern
  • VestflandernBelgian province in Flanders
Dutch West-Vlaanderen
  • West-VlaanderenBelgian province in Flanders
French Flandre-Occidentale
  • Flandre-OccidentaleBelgian province in Flanders
German West-Flandern
  • West-FlandernBelgian province in Flanders
Italian Fiandre Occidentali
  • Fiandre OccidentaliBelgian province in Flanders
Latin Flandria Occidentalis
  • Flandria OccidentalisBelgian province in Flanders
Polish Flandria Zachodnia
  • Flandria ZachodniaBelgian province in Flanders
Cite this entry
APA

West Flanders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Flanders

MLA

“West Flanders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Flanders. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “West Flanders,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Flanders.

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