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Article: ASK THE GLOBE
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 11, 1987
CopyrightCopyright 1987 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Q. Are the Belgian people considered Flemish? -- H.L.,
Norwood
A. Only those who come from the area of northern Belgium known
as Flanders. The Flemings -- descendants of Germanic Franks --
constitute slightly more than half of Belgium's population of 9.8
million. ...
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Article: Flemish
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