belgitude
French, noun/bɛl.ʒi.tyd/
belgitude is spelled B-E-L-G-I-T-U-D-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written French, the 173,977th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Belgitude is a French feminine noun meaning “the concept of Belgian national identity, formulated in a self-depreciating or humorous way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sentiment d’appartenance à une Belgique ayant ses caractéristiques propres”.
What does belgitude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe concept of Belgian national identity, formulated in a self-depreciating or humorous way
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sentiment d’appartenance à une Belgique ayant ses caractéristiques propres.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of belgitude
- belgitudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce belgitude?
- /bɛl.ʒi.tyd/
- \bɛl.ʒi.tyd\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is belgitude in French?
belgitude appears about once in every 30 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).