Brussel

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Brussel.

Proper noun

Brussel

  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Derived terms

Dutch

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Etymology

Grote Markt, Brussel
Grand Place, Brussels

From Broekzele, from broek (“marsh”) + zaal, zele (“thatching, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrʏ.səl/
  • Audio (Belgium):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Brus‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ʏsəl

Proper noun

Brussel n

  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium; capital city of the region of Flanders in Belgium; main seat of government of the EU; former capital of the former province of Brabant)
  2. (figuratively) any of the above legal entities decreeing from Brussels
  3. Short for Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.: Brussels-Capital Region (the smallest of Belgium's three federative regions)

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Brussel.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Brussel f (invariable)

  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

Brussel

  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

Brussel

  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)
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