belgicisme

Dutch

Etymology

Likely from French belgicisme. Equivalent to België (“Belgium”) +‎ -isme (“-ism”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

belgicisme n (plural belgicismes)

1. (Belgium, politics, often derogatory) the political ideology which supports the economic and political unity of Belgium; Belgicism

   Synonym: unitarisme

   Antonyms: antibelgicist, Vlaams-nationalisme, Waals-nationalisme

2. (Belgium, linguistics) a Dutch word or phrase of Belgian origin, typically never or rarely present in the Dutch spoken in the Netherlands; a Belgicism
3. (Belgium, linguistics) a French word or phrase of Belgian origin, typically never or rarely present in the French spoken in France; a Belgicism

Derived terms

• belgicist
• belgiciste
• belgicistisch
• antibelgicisme

French

Etymology

From Belgique +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛl.ʒi.sism/ ~ /bɛl.ʒi.sizm/

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Noun

belgicisme m (plural belgicismes)

1. a French word or phrase of Belgian origin; a belgicism

Further reading

• “belgicisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.