Belgic

English

Etymology

From Latin Belgicus, from Belgae (“the Belgians”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛld͡ʒɪk/

Adjective

Belgic (comparative more Belgic, superlative most Belgic)

Of or pertaining to the Belgae, a Germanic tribe.
- 1764 December 19 (indicated as 1765), Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller, or A Prospect of Society. A Poem. […], London: […] J[ohn] Newbery, […], →OCLC:
  How unlike their Belgic sires of old.
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium.

References

“Belgic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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