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Why are the Flemish called Flemish

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The flemish are an ethnic group which belong to the northern part of Belgium called Flanders. They also speak a language called flemish. The major population of Belgium are the flemish. The language they speak is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language.

There was a country called the flanders located in the lowlands of Europe. Any person from this country was considered as flemish previously.

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