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Antwerps

Antwerps is an adjective in Dutch used to denote something related to Antwerp (Antwerpen), a major city in the Flemish Region of Belgium on the river Scheldt. The term can describe people, language, culture, cuisine, or objects linked to the city. In English-language usage, Antwerps may appear in reference to the Antwerp dialect or to things associated with Antwerp.

Antwerp, known in Dutch as Antwerpen, is Belgium's largest port and a major urban center in Flanders.

The Antwerps dialect refers to the Antwerp variant of Brabantian Dutch, one of the regional varieties of

In cultural and scholarly texts, Antwerps is used to denote the link to Antwerp's identity, heritage, or

Its
historic
center
contains
Renaissance
and
Baroque
architecture
and
the
works
of
Flemish
painters
such
as
Peter
Paul
Rubens.
The
city
has
a
long
tradition
in
the
diamond
trade
and
fashion,
and
it
hosts
several
museums
and
cultural
institutions.
the
Dutch
language
spoken
in
Flanders.
Features
include
local
pronunciation,
vocabulary,
and
expressions
that
distinguish
it
from
Standard
Dutch.
language.
The
term
is
part
of
the
broader
spectrum
of
Flemish
regional
descriptors.