Main Entry:

Flan·ders

Pronunciation:

\ˈflan-dərz\

Variant(s):

or French Flan·dre \ˈfläⁿdr^ə\ or Flemish Vlaan·de·ren \ˈvlän-də-rə(n)\

Function:

geographical name

1 medieval county along coast of what is now Belgium and adjacent parts of France & Netherlands 2 semiautonomous region W Belgium population 5,972,781 — see east flanders, west flanders