An ancient Celtic people inhabiting Gaul north of the Seine and Marne Rivers.
比利其人（属古凯尔特民族，居住在塞纳河和马恩河以北的高卢地区）
Example sentencesExamples
Caesar observed that the Belgae from northern Gaul (hence Belgium) had first commenced raiding and then settling in ‘the maritime part’ of Britain from before his time.
At the time of the Roman occupation, the region was inhabited by the Regni in the south-east, the Belgae towards the south-west, and the Atrebates in the north.
Belgium derives its name from a Celtic tribe, the Belgae, whom Caesar described as the most courageous tribe of Gaul.
And according to ancient manuscripts, it was also the burial ground of the Belgae tribe,’ he explains.
Caesar records that the Belgae raided maritime areas of Britain and that some eventually settled there.
In 58 BC, the Roman leader Julius Caesar called the region's Belgae tribes the toughest opponents he had faced.
Origin
From Latin.
Definition of Belgae in US English:
Belgae
plural nounˈbeljē
An ancient Celtic people inhabiting Gaul north of the Seine and Marne Rivers.
比利其人（属古凯尔特民族，居住在塞纳河和马恩河以北的高卢地区）
Example sentencesExamples
And according to ancient manuscripts, it was also the burial ground of the Belgae tribe,’ he explains.
Caesar records that the Belgae raided maritime areas of Britain and that some eventually settled there.
In 58 BC, the Roman leader Julius Caesar called the region's Belgae tribes the toughest opponents he had faced.
Belgium derives its name from a Celtic tribe, the Belgae, whom Caesar described as the most courageous tribe of Gaul.
Caesar observed that the Belgae from northern Gaul (hence Belgium) had first commenced raiding and then settling in ‘the maritime part’ of Britain from before his time.
At the time of the Roman occupation, the region was inhabited by the Regni in the south-east, the Belgae towards the south-west, and the Atrebates in the north.