Relating to Flanders, its people, or their language. Also refers to a distinctive style of painting that developed in the Low Countries during the Renaissance, characterized by detailed realism and oil painting techniques.
From Middle Dutch 'Vlāmisch', referring to the people of Flanders (modern-day Belgium and parts of France and Netherlands). The term evolved through Old French 'flamenc' before entering English in the 14th century.
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