Flemish people
Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders
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Flemish people are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, a region in what is now Belgium and the Netherlands. They matter historically and culturally because they developed distinctive traditions, language, and identity that shaped the development of their region and continue to influence Belgian society today.
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Flemish people or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə(n)] ; French: Flamands) are one of three Belgian main ethnic groups native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at about 60%.
Flemish was historically a geographical term, as all inhabitants of the medieval County of Flanders in modern-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands were referred to as "Flemings" irrespective of their ethnicity or language. The contemporary region of Flanders comprises a part of this historical county, as well as parts of the medieval Duchy of Brabant and the medieval County of Loon, where the modern national identity and culture gradually formed.