But perhaps some of them were originally Flemish-speaking. From Wordnik.com. [Tuesday, Weld] Reference
He might like to know that Flanders is Flemish-speaking, not Dutch-speaking. From Wordnik.com. [Shock news - Belgian politicians might agree on something] Reference
Btw, walloon refers to the French-speaking region of Belgium, as opposed to the Flemish-speaking one Flanders. From Wordnik.com. [Twitter Tracker | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan] Reference
Brussels is traditionally French-speaking, but it is located deep within the Flemish-speaking region of Flanders. From Wordnik.com. [The French Connection] Reference
Flemish-speaking politicians from Flanders wanted to devolve more power to the region, something Francophones in Wallonia stongly oppose. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
It is also true that the Flemish-speaking people have struggled to be allowed to use their language at school, in the administration and in other circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [What Belgians Want] Reference
The impasse - caused by major differences between the French-speaking and the Flemish-speaking communities - is proving one of the nation's worst political crises. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
Clijsters, an outgoing personality who hails from the Flemish-speaking region of Belgium, holds a 9-8 career edge against the more reserved, French-speaking Henin-Hardenne. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Critics waffle on Belgians] Reference
De Gucht, a Flemish-speaking right-winger who took up his post in July, angered Kinshasa by announcing there was "no real government in the DRC", and saying he was "not very impressed" by. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
State television broke into regular programming late Wednesday with an urgent bulletin: The Flemish-speaking half of the country had declared independence, and the king and queen had fled. From Wordnik.com. [A Joke Gone Bad] Reference
The ring road around the capital, Brussels, was blocked, NATO headquarters on red alert, and police controls thrown up along the border between Flemish-speaking and French-speaking regions. From Wordnik.com. [Blame it on Science Fiction | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit"] Reference
This all occurs in a Flemish-speaking city in Belgium. From Wordnik.com. Reference
French speakers into officially Flemish-speaking towns near. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
Walloon, or Flemish-speaking Belgians, were the men who had gone, and. From Wordnik.com. [Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns] Reference
The idea of introducing Dutch as the official language in Flemish-speaking. From Wordnik.com. [Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day] Reference
Bart De Wever, a Flemish-speaking Belgian centrist politician who hopes his country will. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | All Stories] Reference
Until recently the Flemish-speaking 6.5 million were dominated by the French-speaking four million in. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Flanders, or the 'Ronde' as it is also known, is the biggest one-day classic in Flemish-speaking Belgium. From Wordnik.com. [BBC - Ouch] Reference
The Belgian blamed the Flemish-speaking tattooist for not being able to understand her French and English instructions. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
They are the responsibility of the communities (French-speaking and Flemish-speaking), who run separate parallel systems in Brussels. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
The capital, Brussels, a predominantly French-speaking island in a Flemish-speaking area, is a third zone, officially bilingual in everything. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 4] Reference
This latest resignation is a fallout of Belgium's long-term power struggle between the country's French-speaking Walloons and Flemish-speaking majority. From Wordnik.com. [Wikinews] Reference
She said Flemish-speaking tattoo artist Rouslan Toumaniantz failed to understand her instructions in French and English, leaving her looking like "a freak.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference
The election is necessary following the collapse of Prime Minister Yves Leterme's government on April 22 over a language dispute between the Flemish-speaking and. From Wordnik.com. [SIOE Stop Islamisation Of Europe] Reference
His return triggers worries over the prospects of a renewed crisis pitting Flemish-speaking and wealthy Flanders against French-speaking Wallonia, the poorer region. From Wordnik.com. [EUnews] Reference
Although the operation of this decree was confined to the Flemish-speaking districts, it must be remembered that, from the time of the Burgundian dukes right through the. From Wordnik.com. [History of Holland] Reference
The area around BHV is predominantly Flemish-speaking, and wants to stop the spread of the French language, by keeping it Flemish only, as agreed in earlier negotiations. From Wordnik.com. [euronews] Reference
Flanders, or the 'Ronde' as locals like to call it, is the biggest one-day classic in Flemish-speaking Belgium and the second 'monument' of the season after Milan-SanRemo. From Wordnik.com. [Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News] Reference
The problems became so acute that the country has in effect been split into Flemish-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia, each with its own regional administration. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 4] Reference
A leading Flemish party has threatened to pull the plug on the coalition Minister Yves Leterme offered the government's resignation to King Albert II after the Flemish-speaking Liberals. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
That was probably her first mistake because Vlaeminck lives in the Flemish-speaking part of the country and the tattooist, who was originally from France, only spoke French and English. From Wordnik.com. [AGORAVOX - The Citizen Media] Reference
In return Kompany made the couple a promise he would keep: to complete the baccalaureate he was studying for at a Flemish-speaking school in Belgium before throwing himself into a career in football. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
However, all politicians say it would be politically impossible for Leterme to hold on in office with the support of only one Flemish-speaking party, because it would leave the Francophones in a domineering position. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Becoming the first Belgian to win at Amstel since Flemish-speaking compatriot Johan Museeuw in 1994, Gilbert said: "I much prefer winning a big one-day race like this than having five victories in a smaller stage race.". From Wordnik.com. [Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything] Reference
Last night the Belgian state broadcaster’s news program announced that the Vlaamse -/Flemish-speaking part of Belgium had seceded from the country. From Wordnik.com. [Blame it on Science Fiction | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit"] Reference
"French-speaking journalists are just as capable as their Flemish-speaking colleagues of giving viewers a rigorous analysis of all political views. From Wordnik.com. [Reporters Sans Frontières] Reference
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