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"Belgium" is a proper noun which is often translated as "la Bélgica", and "Paris" is a proper noun which is often translated as "París". Learn more about the difference between "Belgium" and "Paris" below.
Belgium(
behl
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juhm
)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
1. (country)
a. la Bélgica (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They speak French and Flemish in Belgium.Se habla francés y flamenco en Bélgica.