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Definition of: Flanders
(flan′dərz)
A former county in the Low Countries, divided into:
1. Belgian Flanders, Flemish Vlaan·de·ren (vlán′də·rən), comprising the provinces of East Flanders, Flemish Oost–Vlaan·de·ren (ōst′vlán′də·rən); 1,147 square miles, capital, Ghent; and West Flanders, Flemish West–Vlaan·de·ren (vest′·vlán′də·rən); 1,249 square miles; capital, Bruges; and
2. French Flanders, French Flan·dre (flä′dr'), a region and former province of northern France.
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