n.
Pronunciation: ' flan-d ə rz
Variant: or F Flan · dre \ ' flä n dr ə \ or Flemish Vlaan · de · ren \ ' vlän-d ə -r ə (n) \
Function: geographical name
1 medieval county along coast of what is now Belgium and adjacent parts of France & Netherlands capital Lille
2 semiautonomous region W Belgium pop 5,972,781 ― see EAST FLANDERS , WEST FLANDERS