Benelux

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-?

Proto-Celtic *belgosbor.

Latin Belgaeder.

Dutch Belg

Dutch -ië

Dutch België

Old Dutch nither

Middle Dutch nēder

Dutch neder

Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Germanic *landą

Frankish *land

Old Dutch lant

Middle Dutch lant

Dutch land

Dutch Nederland

Dutch Luxemburg

blend

Dutch Beneluxbor.

English Benelux

Borrowed from Dutch Benelux. By surface analysis, syllabic abbreviation of Belgium + Netherlands + Luxembourg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnəlʌks/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Benelux

2. An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
4. A region of Europe, consisting of the countries which constitute this union.

   Synonym: Low Countries

Derived terms

• Beneluxer
• Beneluxian

Translations

an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg

• Afrikaans: Benelux
• Arabic: بنلوكس
• Armenian: Բենիլյուքս (hy) (Benilyukʻs)
• Asturian: Benelux
• Azerbaijani: Benilüks
• Bashkir: Бенилюкс (Binilüks)
• Basque: Benelux
• Belarusian: Бэнілюкс (Beniljuks)
• Bengali: বেনেলাক্স (benelakśo), বেনেলাক্স ইউনিয়ন (benelakśo iuniẏon)
• Breton: Benelux
• Bulgarian: Бенелюкс (bg) (Beneljuks)
• Catalan: Benelux (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比荷盧經濟聯盟 / 比荷卢经济联盟 (Bǐ-Hé-Lú jīngjì liánméng)

• Chuvash: Бенилюкс (Beniljuks)
• Danish: Benelux
• Dutch: Benelux (nl) m
• Esperanto: Benelukso
• Estonian: Benelux (et)
• Faroese: Benelukslondini, Beneluks
• Fiji Hindi: Benelux
• Finnish: Benelux (fi)
• Franco-Provençal: Benelux
• French: Bénélux (fr) m, Benelux (fr) m
• Frisian:

  North Frisian: Benelux

  West Frisian: Benelúks

• Galician: Benelux
• Georgian: ბენილუქსი (beniluksi)
• German: Benelux (de) n
• Greek: Μπενελούξ (el) f (Beneloúx)
• Hebrew: בנלוקס
• Hungarian: Benelux (hu), Benelux államok
• Icelandic: Benelúxlöndin, Benelúx
• Ido: Benelux
• Indonesian: Benelux, Beneluks
• Interlingua: Benelux
• Irish: Benelux m
• Italian: Benelux
• Japanese: ベネルクス (ja) (Benerukusu)
• Javanese: Benelux, Bénéluks
• Kalmyk: Бенилюкс (Benilyuks)
• Kazakh: Бенилюкс (Benıylyüwks)
• Korean: 베네룩스 (ko) (Benerukseu)
• Latin: Benelux
• Latvian: Benilukss
• Limburgish: Benelux
• Lithuanian: Beniliuksas
• Luxembourgish: Benelux (lb)
• Macedonian: Бенелукс (Beneluks)
• Malay: Benelux
• Marathi: बेनेलक्स (benelaksa)
• Mongolian: Бенилюкс (mn) (Beniljüks)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Benelux

• Occitan: Benelux
• Persian: بنلوکس
• Polish: Beneluks (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: Benelux
• Punjabi:

  Western Punjabi: بینیلکس (benīlks)

• Romanian: Benelux (ro)
• Russian: Бенилю́кс (ru) m (Beniljúks)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Бенелукс

  Latin: Beneluks

• Silesian: Beneluks
• Spanish: Benelux
• Swedish: Benelux (sv)
• Tatar: Бенилюкс (Benilyuqs)
• Thai: เบเนลักซ์
• Turkish: Benelüks (tr)
• Ukrainian: Бенілю́кс (Beniljúks)
• Urdu: بینیلکس
• Uzbek: Benilyuks
• Venetan: Benelux
• Vietnamese: Benelux
• Walloon: Benelusse
• Welsh: Benelux

region of Europe consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Benelux

• Polish: Beneluks (pl) m inan

Dutch

Etymology

Analysable as a blend of België +‎ Nederland +‎ Luxemburg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbeː.nəˈlyks/, /ˈbeː.nəˌlyks/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -yks
• Hyphenation: Be‧ne‧lux

Proper noun

Benelux m

1. Benelux (an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg)
2. Benelux (a region of Europe, consisting of the countries which constitute this union)

   Synonym: Lage Landen

Descendants

• → English: Benelux
• → Norwegian Bokmål: Benelux

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.ne.lyks/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

  (file)

Proper noun

Benelux m

1. alternative form of Bénélux

German

Etymology

From French, Dutch and/or English Benelux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbeː.nəˈlʊks/, /ˈbeː.nəˌlʊks/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʊks

Proper noun

Benelux n (proper noun, strong, genitive (always with an article) Benelux)

1. Benelux (an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg)

   Synonym: Benelux-Union

2. Benelux (a region of Europe, consisting of the countries which constitute this union)

   Synonyms: Benelux-Region, Benelux-Länder

Further reading

• “Benelux” in Duden online

Norwegian Bokmål

The Benelux region in Europe.

A canal in Bruges, Belgium.

Sandstone rocks and beech forest in the Müllerthal region of Luxembourg.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Benelux, a syllabic Blend of Be- (“Belgium”) +‎ Ne- (“the Netherlands”) +‎ Lux- (“Luxembourg”), formed from the initial parts of the three country names.

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Benelux, Danish Benelux, Swedish Benelux, German Benelux, French Bénélux and English Benelux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹ˈbɛ.nəˌlʉks/, [ˈbɛ̀.nəˌlʉ̌ks]
• Rhymes: -ʉks
• Hyphenation: Be‧ne‧lux

Proper noun

Benelux

1. Benelux; an intergovernmental, political and economic union between Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg

   Benelux har lenge vært et viktig regionalt samarbeid i Europa. ― Benelux has long been an important form of regional cooperation in Europe.

   • 2024 November 27, “Benelux-unionen”, in Store norske leksikon‎^[1], archived from the original on 4 November 2025:

     Benelux-unionen er en økonomisk union mellom Belgia, Nederland og Luxembourg.

     The Benelux Union is an economic union between Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

2. Benelux; a region of Europe consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; the three countries considered collectively

   Selskapet har ansvar for markedene i Norden og Benelux. ― The company is responsible for the markets in the Nordic countries and Benelux.

   • 2024 November 27, “Benelux-unionen”, in Store norske leksikon‎^[2], archived from the original on 4 November 2025:

     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.

Related terms

• Belgia (“Belgium”)
• Nederland (“the Netherlands”)
• Luxembourg (“Luxembourg”)

See also

• Nederlandene (“the Low Countries”)

References

• “Benelux-unionen”, in Store norske leksikon‎^[3], 27 November 2024, archived from the original on 4 November 2025
• “About us”, in Benelux Union‎^[4] (overall work in English), 4 August 2026 (last accessed)

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-?

Proto-Celtic *belgosbor.

Latin Belgaeder.

Dutch Belg

Dutch -ië

Dutch België

Old Dutch nither

Middle Dutch nēder

Dutch neder

Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Germanic *landą

Frankish *land

Old Dutch lant

Middle Dutch lant

Dutch land

Dutch Nederland

Dutch Luxemburg

blend

Dutch Beneluxubor.

Polish Benelux

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Benelux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈnɛ.luks/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛluks
• Syllabification: Be‧ne‧lux

Proper noun

Benelux m inan

1. alternative spelling of Beneluks

Declension

Declension of Benelux

	singular
nominative	Benelux
genitive	Beneluksu
dative	Beneluksowi
accusative	Benelux
instrumental	Beneluksem
locative	Beneluksie
vocative	Beneluksie

Further reading

• “Benelux”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)