CountriesBelgiumRank 14 of 9812 words9 placesBelgium12 English words in this atlas point back to Belgium, spread across 9 places.ShareWordThe placeRelationshipConfidencespaEvery spa is named for one Belgian town.SpaFrom the placeWell attestedWaterlooA crushing loss is named for a ridge south of Brussels.WaterlooFrom the placeWell attestedduffelThe bag is named for a Flemish town.DuffelFrom its productWell attestedMechlinThe lace carries the English name for Mechelen.MechelenFrom its productWell attestedBrussels sproutThe vegetable is named for a city that cultivated it.BrusselsFrom its productWell attestedcafé liégeoisA Viennese dessert renamed for the Belgian city that slowed the German advance.LiègeFrom the placeProbableduffel bagThe bag is named for a Flemish town that sold the cloth, not the bag.DuffelFrom its productWell attestedduffel coatNamed for a Belgian town that made the cloth, not the coat.DuffelFrom its productWell attestedmeet one's WaterlooAlmost none of the battle of Waterloo was fought at Waterloo.WaterlooFrom the placeWell attestedLimburger cheeseThe smell comes from a bacterium that also lives on human skin.LimburgFrom its productWell attestedottreliteThe Ardennes hamlet behind the name also supplies the yellow whetstone that barbers sharpen razors on.OttréFrom the placeWell attestedrichelliteNamed for a village outside Visé, the Belgian town better known for a tenth century goose recipe.RichelleFrom the placeWell attestedElsewhere in the atlasUnited States153United Kingdom108Italy63France57Germany29Greece29Canada22Turkey22People's Republic of China21Spain20Japan18India16Mexico13Australia11All 98 countries →