# Belgium
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Belgium, from the name of the tribe of Belgae.

### Pronunciation

* (UK, US) IPA: /ˈbɛld͡ʒəm/
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* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Belgium (usually uncountable, plural Belgiums)
* A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.
** 2025 January 29, Lucy Hooker, “Coca-Cola recalls drinks in UK due to chemical levels”, in BBC News‎:The higher levels of chlorate were discovered during routine testing at the company's production facility in Ghent, Belgium, according to an unnamed company spokesperson quoted by the AFP news agency.

#### Usage notes

When describing the country's monarch, he or she should not be called "King (or Queen) of Belgium", but "King (or Queen) of the Belgians".

#### Synonyms

* Kingdom of Belgium (official name)

#### Meronyms

* Wallonia
* Flanders
* Brussels-Capital Region
* Brussels (capital city)

#### Derived terms

* Belgium block
* Belgium sausage

#### Related terms

* Belgian

#### Translations
### See also

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic, Czechia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican City

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɛlɡijum]
* Hyphenation: Bel‧gi‧um
* Rhymes: -um

### Proper noun

Belgium
* Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

#### Related terms

* Belga Királyság
* belga

### See also

* Albánia
* Andorra
* Ausztria
* Azerbajdzsán
* Belgium
* Bosznia-Hercegovina
* Bulgária
* Ciprus
* Csehország
* Dánia
* Egyesült Királyság
* Észak-Macedónia
* Észtország
* Fehéroroszország
* Finnország
* Franciaország
* Görögország
* Grúzia, Georgia
* Hollandia
* Horvátország
* Izland
* Írország
* Kazahsztán
* Koszovó
* Lengyelország
* Lettország
* Liechtenstein
* Litvánia
* Luxemburg
* Magyarország
* Málta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegró
* Németország
* Norvégia
* Olaszország
* Oroszország
* Örményország
* Portugália
* Románia
* San Marino
* Spanyolország
* Svájc
* Svédország
* Szerbia
* Szlovákia
* Szlovénia
* Törökország
* Ukrajna
* Vatikán

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈbel.ɡi.um/, [ˈbɛɫ̪ɡiʊ̃ˑ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈbel.d͡ʒi.um/, [ˈbɛl̠ʲd͡ʒium]

### Proper noun

Belgium n sg (genitive Belgiī or Belgī); second declension
* Synonym of Belgica: Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
$^1$Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

#### Descendants

* → English: Belgium
** → Bengali: বেলজিয়াম (beljiẏam)
** → Bishnupriya Manipuri: বেলজিয়াম (bēlajiẏām)
** → Burmese: ဘယ်လ်ဂျီယမ် (bhailgyiyam)
** → Dhivehi: ބެލްޖިއަމް (beljiam̊)
** → Dzongkha: བེལ་ཇིཡམ་ (bel jiym)
** → Ewe: Belgium
** → Gujarati: બેલ્જિયમ (beljiyam)
** → Hawaiian: Pelekiuma
** → Hindi: बेल्जियम (beljiyam)
** → Ilocano: Belgium
** → Kamba: Belgium
** → Kapampangan: Belgium
** → Luhya: Belgium
** → Malay: Belgium
** → Malayalam: ബെൽജിയം (beljiyaṁ)
** → Maori: Peratiamu
** → Marathi: बेल्जियम (beljiyam)
** → Meru: Belgium
** → Nauruan: Belgium
** → Nepali: बेल्जियम (beljiyam)
** → Sanskrit: बेल्जियम (beljiyama)
** → Tamil: பெல்ஜியம் (peljiyam)
** → Telugu: బెల్జియం (beljiyaṁ)
** → Thai: เบลเยียม (beel-yîiam)
** → Tok Pisin: Beljiam
** → Urdu: بلجئیم (beljiyam)
** → Yoruba: Belgium
* → Esperanto: Belgio
* Friulian: Belgjo
* → Greek: Βέλγιο (Vélgio)
* → Hungarian: Belgium
* → Interlingua: Belgio
* Italian: Belgio
* Ligurian: Belgiò
* → Scots: Belgium
* Sicilian: Belgiu
* → Silesian: Belgijo
* Venetan: Belgio

## Malay
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Belgium.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbeld͡ʒjum/ [ˈbel.d͡ʒjum]
* IPA: /ˈbelɡjum/ [ˈbel.ɡjum]
* Hyphenation: Bel‧gium

### Proper noun

Bélgium (Jawi spelling بيلجيوم or بيلݢيوم)
* Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)
    Synonym: (Indonesian) Belgia

### See also

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belanda
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia dan Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Itali
* Jerman
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia Utara
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Norway
* Perancis
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republik Czech
* Romania
* Rusia
* San Marino
* Sepanyol
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turki
* Ukraina
* United Kingdom
* Vatican