Brussels

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Etymology

From Dutch Brussel and French Bruxelles, from Proto-Germanic, composed of the words *brōk (“marsh”) + *sali (“building, room”). The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters are based in Brussels.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹʌsəlz/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌsəlz

Proper noun

Brussels

  1. The capital city of Belgium.
  2. (metonymically) The administrative apparatus of the European Union.

Derived terms

Translations

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Noun

Brussels (plural Brussels)

  1. A Brussels carpet.
    • 1911, Dry Goods Economist, volume 65, number 3, page 51:
      If the same design be produced in a Brussels and in a Tapestry it will be found that the Brussels shows sharp, clean-cut outlines, where the Tapestry gives ragged, uneven effects, […]
  2. A Brussels sprout.
    We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.

References

  1. ^ Maurits Gysseling, Toponymisch Woordenboek van België, Nederland, Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en West-Duitsland (vóór 1226), 1960, p. 198 - 199

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Brussel +‎ -s.

Adjective

Brussels (attributive Brusselse, not comparable)

  1. Of, from or pertaining to Brussels.

Dutch

Etymology

From Brussel +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrʏ.səls/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Brus‧sels

Adjective

Brussels (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or pertaining to Brussels.

Inflection

Inflection of Brussels
uninflected Brussels
inflected Brusselse
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial Brussels
indefinite m./f. sing. Brusselse
n. sing. Brussels
plural Brusselse
definite Brusselse
partitive Brussels
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