how to pronounce belgian

/ˈbɛl.dʒən/

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belgian is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of belgian in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… ask the french and belgian authorities …”

meanings of belgian

noun:

A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.

adjective:

Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.

name:

A hypothetical extinct Indo-European language, supposed to have been spoken distinct from Celtic in late prehistory, in certain parts of what has become known as Gaul.

belgian frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word belgian occurs in english on average 7.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics belgian can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that belgian can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;