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Belgium — • Information on the history, education, and cemeteries of the country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belgium Belgium † … Catholic encyclopedia
BELGIUM — BELGIUM, West European kingdom. The Medieval Community Jews first appeared in the southern Netherlands during the early 13th century, although the exact date of their settlement there cannot be ascertained. They arrived from the east, most… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Belgium — ist in mehreren Sprachen, insbesondere im Englischen, die Schreibweise für Belgien in Caesars Gallischem Krieg Bezeichnung für das Siedlungsgebiet der belgischen Ambianer, Caleter, Veliocasser und Bellovaker, heute Picardie und obere Normandie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Belgium — Belgium, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 466 Housing Units (2000): 202 Land area (2000): 0.423193 sq. miles (1.096066 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.423193 sq. miles (1.096066… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Belgium.be — est le site internet portail du gouvernement fédéral belge, rassemblant des informations pratiques concernant les autorités fédérales disponibles sur le Net. Son ancien nom était http://www.fgov.be. L expression belgium.be est aussi le symbole du … Wikipédia en Français
Belgium, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 466 Housing Units (2000): 202 Land area (2000): 0.423193 sq. miles (1.096066 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.423193 sq. miles (1.096066 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Belgium, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 1678 Housing Units (2000): 592 Land area (2000): 1.442838 sq. miles (3.736934 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.442838 sq. miles (3.736934 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Belgĭum — (a. Geogr.), Theil von Belgica, wo die Bellovacer, Ambianer, Atrebater, Velliocasser, Aulercer u. Caleter wohnten, die Gegend des j. Beauvais, Artois u. Amiens … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Belgium — c.1600, Low Germany and the Netherlands, from the Latin name of the territory near here occupied by the Belgæ, a Celtic tribe. Adopted 1830 as the name of a new nation formed from the southern part of the former United Kingdom of the Netherlands … Etymology dictionary
Belgium — [bel zhēk′] kingdom in W Europe, on the North Sea: independence established in 1831: 11,778 sq mi (30,505 sq km); pop. 9,979,000; cap. Brussels: Fr. name Belgique [bel zhēk′]; Fl. name België [bel′gē ə] … English World dictionary
Belgium — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Belgium (disambiguation). Belgian redirects here. For the article on the people, see Belgians. Kingdom of Belgium Koninkrijk België (Dutch) Royaume de Belgique … Wikipedia
