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Benelux
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English
Etymology
en :bor nl:Benelux 1 1 By surface analysis, en Belgium + Netherlands + Luxembourg 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɛnəlʌks/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Benelux.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q13116 An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
en regionen region cont/Europe consisting of the countries which constitute this union.
en Low Countries
Derived terms
en Beneluxer Beneluxian
Translations
an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Afrikaans: af Benelux
Arabic: ar بنلوكس
Armenian: hy Բենիլյուքս
Asturian: ast Benelux
Azerbaijani: az Benilüks
Bashkir: ba Бенилюкс
Basque: eu Benelux
Belarusian: be Бэнілюкс
Bengali: bn বেনেলাক্স, bn বেনেলাক্স ইউনিয়ন
Breton: br Benelux
Bulgarian: bg Бенелюкс
Catalan: ca Benelux
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 比荷盧經濟聯盟 Bǐ-Hé-Lú jīngjì liánméng
Chuvash: cv Бенилюкс
Danish: da Benelux
Dutch: nl Benelux m
Esperanto: eo Benelukso
Estonian: et Benelux
Faroese: fo Benelukslondini, fo Beneluks
Fiji Hindi: hif Benelux
Finnish: fi Benelux
Franco-Provençal: frp Benelux
French: fr Bénélux m, fr Benelux m
Frisian:
North Frisian: frr Benelux
West Frisian: fy Benelúks
Galician: gl Benelux
Georgian: ka ბენილუქსი
German: de Benelux n
Greek: el Μπενελούξ f
Hebrew: he בנלוקס
Hungarian: hu Benelux, hu Benelux államok
Icelandic: is Benelúxlöndin, is Benelúx
Ido: io Benelux
Indonesian: id Benelux, id Beneluks
Interlingua: ia Benelux
Irish: ga Benelux m
Italian: it Benelux
Japanese: ja ベネルクス Benerukusu
Javanese: jv Benelux, jv Bénéluks
Kalmyk: xal Бенилюкс
Kazakh: kk Бенилюкс
Korean: ko ^베네룩스
Latin: la Benelux
Latvian: lv Benilukss
Limburgish: li Benelux
Lithuanian: lt Beniliuksas
Luxembourgish: lb Benelux
Macedonian: mk Бенелукс
Malay: ms Benelux
Marathi: mr बेनेलक्स
Mongolian: mn Бенилюкс
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Benelux
Occitan: oc Benelux
Persian: fa بنلوکس
Polish: pl Beneluks m-in
Portuguese: pt Benelux
Punjabi:
Western Punjabi: pnb بینیلکس
Romanian: ro Benelux
Russian: ru Бенилю́кс m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Бенелукс
Latin: sh Beneluks
Silesian: szl Beneluks
Spanish: es Benelux
Swedish: sv Benelux
Tatar: tt Бенилюкс
Thai: th เบเนลักซ์
Turkish: tr Benelüks
Ukrainian: uk Бенілю́кс
Urdu: ur بینیلکس
Uzbek: uz Benilyuks
Venetan: vec Benelux
Vietnamese: vi Benelux
Walloon: wa Benelusse
Welsh: cy Benelux
region of Europe consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Benelux
Polish: pl Beneluks m-in
Dutch
nl:
Etymology
nl :blend België Nederland Luxemburg
Analysable as a nl België Nederland Luxemburg 1.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌbeː.nəˈlyks/ /ˈbeː.nəˌlyks/
nl Nl-Benelux.ogg
nl yks 3
nl Be ne lux
Proper noun
m
nl Benelux Q13116
nl Benelux region
nl Lage Landen
Descendants
en Benelux 1
nb Benelux 1
French
Pronunciation
Bénéluxe
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Benelux.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Bénélux
German
Etymology
From de fr -, de nl - and/or de en Benelux.
Pronunciation
de /ˌbeː.nəˈlʊks/ /ˈbeː.nəˌlʊks/
de De-Benelux.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ʊks 3
Proper noun
n,-[always with an article]
de Benelux Q13116
de Benelux-Union
de Benelux region
de Benelux-Region Benelux-Länder
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
no
thumb|The Benelux region in Europe.
thumb|A canal in Bruges, Belgium.
thumb|Sandstone rocks and beech forest in the Müllerthal region of Luxembourg.
Etymology
nb nl Benelux, a syllabic nl België Nederland Luxemburg Be- Ne- Lux- Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg, formed from the initial parts of the three country names.
Compare nn Benelux, da Benelux, sv Benelux, de Benelux, fr Bénélux and en Benelux.
Pronunciation
nb /¹ˈbɛ.nəˌlʉks/ [ˈbɛ̀.nəˌlʉ̌ks]
nb ʉks 3
nb Be ne lux
Proper noun
nb proper noun
Benelux; an intergovernmental, political and economic union between Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
nb Benelux har lenge vært et viktig regionalt samarbeid i Europa. Benelux has long been an important form of regional cooperation in Europe.
nb 27 November 2024 Benelux-unionen Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Benelux-unionen Benelux-unionen er en økonomisk union mellom Belgia, Nederland og Luxembourg. The Benelux Union is an economic union between Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. https://web.archive.org/web/20251104113626/https://snl.no/Benelux-unionen 4 November 2025
Benelux; a region of Europe consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; the three countries considered collectively
nb Selskapet har ansvar for markedene i Norden og Benelux. The company is responsible for the markets in the Nordic countries and Benelux.
nb 27 November 2024 Benelux-unionen Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Benelux-unionen Navnet Benelux brukes også som allment samlebegrep for de tre landene, som historisk sett utgjør Nederlandene. The name Benelux is also used as a general collective term for the three countries, which historically constitute the Low Countries. https://web.archive.org/web/20251104113626/https://snl.no/Benelux-unionen 4 November 2025
Related terms
nb Belgia Belgium
nb Nederland the Netherlands
nb Luxembourg Luxembourg
See also
nb Nederlandene the Low Countries
References
https://snl.no/Benelux-unionen Benelux-unionen Store norske leksikon 27 November 2024 4 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20251104113626/https://snl.no/Benelux-unionen 4 November 2025
https://www.benelux.int/en/information-for-citizens/benelux-union/about-us/ About us Benelux Union en 4 August 2026
Polish
Etymology
pl :ubor nl:Benelux + 1
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-#.wav
Proper noun
m-in
pl Beneluks
Declension
s
Further reading
pl exonyms