noun
a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Syn: ↑Kingdom of Belgium, ↑Belgique
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Belgian
• Members of this Region:
↑Bouvines, ↑Fontenoy, ↑Battle of Fontenoy, ↑Waterloo, ↑Battle of Waterloo, ↑Ypres, ↑battle of Ypres, ↑first battle of Ypres, ↑second battle of Ypres, ↑third battle of Ypres, ↑commune
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑European country, ↑European nation
• Member Holonyms:
↑Benelux, ↑European Union, ↑EU, ↑European Community, ↑EC, ↑European Economic Community, ↑EEC, ↑Common Market, ↑Europe, ↑North Atlantic Treaty Organization, ↑NATO
• Part Holonyms: ↑Europe
• Part Meronyms:
↑Bruxelles, ↑Brussels, ↑Belgian capital, ↑capital of Belgium, ↑Antwerpen, ↑Antwerp, ↑Anvers, ↑Bruges, ↑City of Bridges, ↑Charleroi, ↑Gent, ↑Gand, ↑Ghent, ↑Liege, ↑Luik, ↑Namur, ↑Waterloo, ↑Meuse, ↑Meuse River, ↑Sambre, ↑Sambre River, ↑Scheldt, ↑Scheldt River
Useful english dictionary. 2012.