Flemish

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adjective

Flem·​ish ˈfle-mish 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders or the Flemings or their language

Flemish

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noun

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: the Germanic language of the Flemings that is made up of dialects of Dutch

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plural in construction : flemings

Examples of Flemish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The 40-acre facility has among its list of roughly 1,600 critters, penguins, binturongs, sharks, dingoes, Flemish giant rabbits, servals, tree frogs, capuchin monkeys, moon jellyfish, pythons and orangutans. —Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 10 July 2025

The violent moments stay with you, not just because of their shock value, but because Hitchcock executes them with the care of a Flemish artist painting the triptych for a cathedral altar. —Tom Gliatto, People.com, 13 June 2025

Noun

In Europe, the series will air in Germany and German-speaking territories on ZDF, Flemish Belgium on VRT, Sweden on SVT and the Netherlands on NPO, and BBC Studios has licensed it in the Balkans and Central Eastern Europe. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 May 2025

The designer, 41, likes to tumble together disparate references, from classical tailoring to streetwear to offbeat historical references, including Flemish Old Masters. —Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Flemish

• Flemish giant

Rhymes for Flemish

• blemish

Kids Definition

Flemish

noun

Flem·​ish

ˈflem-ish

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: the Germanic language of the Flemings

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Flemish plural : flemings

Flemish adjective