belgium

BrE /ˈbɛl.dʒəm/ AmE /ˈbel.jəm/

noun en → es

1 COUNTRY [singular] A2

a country in western Europe, between France and the Netherlands

Bélgica

Collocations Belgium and Luxembourg

  • He lives in Belgium.

    Él vive en Bélgica.

2 GOVERNMENT [singular] B1

the government of this country

gobierno de Bélgica

Collocations Belgium's foreign policy

  • The Belgian government has announced new measures.

    El gobierno belga ha anunciado nuevas medidas.

3 TEAM [singular] B2

the national team of Belgium in sports such as football or cycling

equipo nacional de Bélgica

Collocations Belgium's Olympic team

  • The Belgium football team won the match.

    El equipo nacional de fútbol de Bélgica ganó el partido.

4 CURRENCY [singular] C1

the Belgian franc, which was used as the official currency of Belgium until 2002 when it was replaced by the euro

franco belga (anteriormente)

Collocations Belgian francs

  • The old Belgian franc was replaced by the euro.

    El antiguo franco belga fue reemplazado por el euro.