Flandres
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Frandes (archaic)
- Flândria (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from French Flandres.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈflɐ̃.dɾis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈflɐ̃.dɾiʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈflɐ̃.dɾes/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈflɐ̃.dɾɨʃ/
- Hyphenation: Flan‧dres
Proper noun
Flandres f or f pl (sometimes plural only, in variation)
- Flanders (a historical region and modern administrative region in the north of Belgium, consisting of the Dutch-speaking area of Belgium)
- Flanders (a historical county and cultural region of Western Europe, at its maximum covering most of Belgium, parts of northeast France, and a corner of the Netherlands; in full, County of Flanders)
- Flanders (two provinces in Belgian Flanders, West Flanders and East Flanders)