vlaanderen

This is the 430th most frequent Dutch word.


vlaanderen

Flanders; a region in northern Belgium where Dutch is primarily spoken.


Here, 'Vlaanderen' refers to the region of Flanders in Belgium.

In Vlaanderen spreken veel mensen Nederlands.

In Flanders, many people speak Dutch.


In this example, 'Vlaanderen' is used to denote someone's place of origin.

Hij komt uit Vlaanderen en is trots op zijn afkomst.

He comes from Flanders and is proud of his heritage.


Here, 'Vlaanderen' is part of a proper noun within a song title, representing Flanders poetically.

Haar favoriete lied heet 'Mijn Vlaanderenland'.

Her favorite song is called 'My Land of Flanders'.