Get to know Belgic better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.
Belgic meaning
- Of or pertaining to the Belgae, a Germanic tribe.
- Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium.
Using Belgic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the Belgae, a Germanic tribe. | Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium.
- In the example corpus, belgic often appears in combinations such as: the belgic, belgic gaul.
Context around Belgic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Belgic
- In this selection, "belgic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gaul, lines and tribes stand out and add context to how "belgic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all the belgic tribes and part of belgic gaul where. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "belgic" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with belgic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Caesar's revenge When the Roman senate heard what had happened, Caesar swore to put down all the Belgic tribes. (20 words)
After a long while, a Roman messenger was finally able to slip through the Belgic lines and get word of the uprising to Caesar. (24 words)
Gauls are associated with Celtic languages, and the term Germani is associated with Germanic languages, but Caesar did not discuss languages in detail (though he did say that Belgic Gaul was different from Celtic Gaul in language). (37 words)
But the Rhine was not a strong border, and he made it clear that there was a part of Belgic Gaul where many of the local tribes (including the Eburones) were " Germani cisrhenani ", or in other cases, of mixed origin. (40 words)
Gauls are associated with Celtic languages, and the term Germani is associated with Germanic languages, but Caesar did not discuss languages in detail (though he did say that Belgic Gaul was different from Celtic Gaul in language). (37 words)
After a long while, a Roman messenger was finally able to slip through the Belgic lines and get word of the uprising to Caesar. (24 words)
Example sentences (4)
After a long while, a Roman messenger was finally able to slip through the Belgic lines and get word of the uprising to Caesar.
But the Rhine was not a strong border, and he made it clear that there was a part of Belgic Gaul where many of the local tribes (including the Eburones) were " Germani cisrhenani ", or in other cases, of mixed origin.
Caesar's revenge When the Roman senate heard what had happened, Caesar swore to put down all the Belgic tribes.
Gauls are associated with Celtic languages, and the term Germani is associated with Germanic languages, but Caesar did not discuss languages in detail (though he did say that Belgic Gaul was different from Celtic Gaul in language).
Common combinations with belgic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: