Flemish people
Ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Flemish people or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə(n)] ⓘ) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at about 60%.
Total population | |
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c. 7 million (2011 estimate) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Belgium (Flanders) | 6,450,765[1] |
United States | Indeterminable[a] (352,630 Belgians)[2] |
France | 187,750[3] |
Canada | 13,840–176,615[b][4] |
South Africa | 55,200[3] |
Australia | 15,130[3] |
Brazil | 6,000[3] |
Languages | |
Dutch (Belgian Dutch, West Flemish, Limburgish) | |
Religion | |
Predominantly and historically Roman Catholic with Protestant minority[lower-alpha 1] Increasingly irreligious | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Dutch, Walloons, Afrikaners, Vilamovians | |
^a U.S. population census does not differentiate between Belgians and Flemish, therefore the number of the latter is unknown. ^b In 2011, 13,840 respondents stated Flemish ethnic origin. Another 176,615 reported Belgian. See List of Canadians by ethnicity |
Person | Fleming (Vlaming) |
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People | Flemings (Vlamingen) |
Language | Flemish (Vlaams), VGT (Vlaamse Gebarentaal) |
Country | Flanders (Vlaanderen) |
"Flemish" was historically a geographical term, as all inhabitants of the medieval County of Flanders in modern-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands were referred to as "Flemings", irrespective of their ethnicity or language.[5] The contemporary region of Flanders comprises a part of this historical county, as well as parts of the medieval duchy of Brabant and the medieval county of Loon, where the modern national identity and culture gradually formed.