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Originally an adjective, borrowed from Latin Belgicus; morphologically, from Belge +‎ -ique. Noun use arose by ellipsis of province belgique.

IPA^(key): /bɛl.ʒik/
Rhymes: -ik

Belgique f

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France; official name: Royaume de Belgique)
Synonym: (verlan) Gelbique

→ Persian: بلژیک (belžik)
→ Ottoman Turkish: بلچیقه (belçika)
- > Turkish: Belçika (inherited)
- → Azerbaijani: Belçika
- → Crimean Tatar: Belçika
→ Central Kurdish: بەلجیکا (belcîka)
→ Arabic: بِلْجِيكَا (biljīkā)

(countries of Europe) pays de l'Europe; Albanie, Allemagne, Andorre, Arménie, Autriche, Azerbaïdjan, Belgique, Biélorussie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Bulgarie, Chypre, Cité du Vatican, Croatie, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Géorgie, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Islande, Italie, Kazakhstan, Lettonie, Liechtenstein, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Macédoine du Nord, Malte, Moldavie, Monaco, Monténégro, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, République tchèque, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Russie, Saint-Marin, Serbie, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Suède, Suisse, Turquie, Ukraine ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Europe)}

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Belgique f

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