Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Brussels en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbɹʊsəlz/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈbɹʌsəlz/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *brōk
Old Dutch *bruoc
Old Dutch *sali
Dutch Brusselbor.
English Brussels
Borrowed from Dutch Brussel.
The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters is based in Brussels.
Meanings
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A Brussels carpet.
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, […]
1911, Dry Goods Economist, volume 65, number 3, page 51:
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A Brussels sprout.
We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.
Forms
Brussels en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbɹʊsəlz/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈbɹʌsəlz/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *brōk
Old Dutch *bruoc
Old Dutch *sali
Dutch Brusselbor.
English Brussels
Borrowed from Dutch Brussel.
The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters is based in Brussels.
Meanings
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The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.
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A region of Belgium. Official name: Brussels-Capital Region.
Buying bread from a man in Brussels / He was 6'4", and full of muscle
1981, Men At Work, “Down Under”, in Business as Usual:
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(metonymically) The administrative apparatus of the European Union.
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A historical district of the German Reich. Official name: District of Brussels.
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A historical republic of Western Europe; in full, Calvinist Republic of Brussels.
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A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Brussels.
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A community in Huron East municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
Deriveds
Brussels English · Brussels lace · Brussels wire ground · Brussels sprout · Brussels-English · Brussels ground · Brussels net · Brussels effect · Brussels point · Brussels carpet
Translations (750)
vec Borseła (historical republic) · ht Briksèl (historical republic) · nah Bruxelah (district of the German Reich) · kmr Bruksel (historical county) · vi Brúc-xen (historical republic) · it Borsella (capital city of Belgium) · chr ᏋᏎᎵ (capital city of Belgium) · bo པུའུ་ལུའུ་སེར (region of Belgium) · mt Brussel (district of the German Reich) · tl Bruselas (region of Belgium) · an Bruselas (district of the German Reich) · hi ब्रसेल्स (capital city of Belgium) · cs Brusel (capital city of Belgium) · tl Bruselas (district of the German Reich) · gd A' Bhruiseal (capital city of Belgium) · ht Briksèl (region of Belgium) · fo Brussel (historical republic) · vec Borseła (district of the German Reich) · frp Brussèles (capital city of Belgium) · na Brussels (district of the German Reich) · zza Bruksel (capital city of Belgium) · gur Burusella (district of the German Reich) · pl Bruksela (region of Belgium) · hi ब्रसेल्स (region of Belgium) · ug بريۇسسېل (region of Belgium) · uk Брюссе́ль (historical county) · fi Bryssel (historical county) · sw Brussels (historical republic) · tk Brýussel (district of the German Reich) · nrf Bruxelles (district of the German Reich) · ug بريۇسسېل (historical republic) · pl Bruksela (capital city of Belgium) · lad Bruselas (district of the German Reich) · fr Bruxelles (historical county) · mg Brussel (historical republic) · lv Brisele (capital city of Belgium) · my ဘရပ်ဆဲလ်မြို့ (historical republic) · nah Bruxelah (historical county) · hu Brüsszel (historical county) · szl Bruksela (district of the German Reich) · uz Bryussel (capital city of Belgium) · kmr Bruksel (region of Belgium) · bg Брю́ксел (region of Belgium) · ml ബ്രസൽസ് (historical county) · ast Bruseles (capital city of Belgium) · ga an Bhruiséil (district of the German Reich) · my ဘရပ်ဆဲလ်မြို့ (historical county) · io Bruxel (historical republic) · la Bruxellae (district of the German Reich) · co Bruxelles (historical county) · crh Brüksel (historical county) · da Bruxelles (region of Belgium) · sl Brúselj (capital city of Belgium) · wa Brussele (historical county) · ko 브류쎌 (region of Belgium) · bg Брю́ксел (district of the German Reich) · mr ब्रसेल्स (historical county) · ar بْرُوكْسِل (historical county) · ta பிரசல்ஸ் (historical county) · yi בריסל (historical county) · gur Bɔrɔsɛlla (region of Belgium) · scn Bruxelles (historical republic) · zza Bruksel (historical republic) · sco Brussels (district of the German Reich) · kk Брюссель (historical county) · na Brussels (capital city of Belgium) · lo ບັສເຊລລ໌ (region of Belgium) · na Brussels (historical county) · mr ब्रसेल्स (district of the German Reich) · nl Brussel (district of the German Reich) · be Брусэ́ль (historical county) · nap Bruxelles (historical county) · co Bruxelles (historical republic) · eo Bruselo (region of Belgium) · sl Brúselj (district of the German Reich) · ar بروسيل (region of Belgium) · ar بْرُوكْسِل (district of the German Reich) · sh Brìsel (region of Belgium) · et Brüssel (historical county) · hy Բրյուսել (region of Belgium) · scn Bruxelles (historical county) · szl Bruksela (historical county) · ky Брүссел (historical county) · it Brusselles (capital city of Belgium) · sv Bryssel (region of Belgium) · ru Брюссе́ль (historical republic) · nn Brussel (historical county) · lo ບັສເຊລລ໌ (district of the German Reich) · scn Brusselli (region of Belgium) · nds Brüssel (historical republic) · sv Bryssel (historical county) · cs Brusel (historical county) · ka ბრიუსელი (district of the German Reich) · mn Брюссель (capital city of Belgium) · id Brussels (district of the German Reich) · vls Brussel (district of the German Reich) · eo Bruselo (historical republic) · ar بْرُوكْسِل (capital city of Belgium) · ca Brussel·les (region of Belgium) · fo Brussel (historical county) · la Bruxellae (capital city of Belgium) · hi ब्रसेल्स (historical republic) · tg Брюссел (capital city of Belgium) · ms Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · gl Bruxelas (region of Belgium) · mr ब्रुसेल्स (historical county) · hi ब्रसेल्स (district of the German Reich) · cy Brwsel (district of the German Reich) · id Brussel (region of Belgium) · fo Brussel (region of Belgium) · ca Brussel·les (historical republic) · tr Brüksel (historical county) · be Брусе́ль (district of the German Reich) · mk Брисел (historical county) · arz بروكسيل (district of the German Reich) · fi Bryssel (district of the German Reich) · id Brussels (historical county) · id Brusel (historical republic) · az Brüssel (historical republic) · kpv Брюссель (historical county) · tt Брюссель (capital city of Belgium) · da Bruxelles (district of the German Reich) · th บรัสเซลส์ (district of the German Reich) · be Брусе́ль (historical republic) · nrf Bruxelles (region of Belgium) · nds Brüssel (district of the German Reich) · fa-ira بُروکْسِل (region of Belgium) · cmn 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (district of the German Reich) · uk Брюссе́ль (capital city of Belgium) · os Брюссель (capital city of Belgium) · kk Брюссель (district of the German Reich) · bo པུའུ་ལུའུ་སེར (district of the German Reich) · sq Brukseli (capital city of Belgium) · yue 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (historical republic) · cmn 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (region of Belgium) · tg Брюссел (historical republic) · it Borsella (historical county) · arz بروكسيل (region of Belgium) · tl Bruselas (historical county) · kk Брюссель (historical republic) · kpv Брюссель (historical republic) · ru Брюссе́ль (capital city of Belgium) · ko 브뤼셀 (region of Belgium) · vi Brúc-xen (historical county) · et Brüssel (capital city of Belgium) · oc Brussèlas (district of the German Reich) · el Βρυξέλλες (district of the German Reich) · lb Bréissel (capital city of Belgium) · gd A' Bhruiseal (district of the German Reich) · cy Brwsel (historical county) · co Bruxelles (capital city of Belgium) · ml ബ്രസൽസ് (historical republic) · ta பிரசல்ஸ் (region of Belgium) · it Borsella (historical republic) · id Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · ms Brussel (region of Belgium) · is Brussel (region of Belgium) · nn Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · sh Брѝсел (region of Belgium) · yi בריסל (district of the German Reich) · nap Bruxelles (capital city of Belgium) · ja ブリュッセル (region of Belgium) · tt Брюссель (historical republic) · nb Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · km ព្រុចសែល (historical county) · af Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · ko 브류쎌 (historical county) · ja ブリュッセル (capital city of Belgium) · co Bruxelles (district of the German Reich) · zza Bruksel (district of the German Reich) · ga an Bhruiséil (region of Belgium) · az Brüssel (historical county) · lt Briuselis (region of Belgium) · ia Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · eo Bruselo (historical county) · cs Brusel (historical republic) · ht Briksèl (district of the German Reich) · gv Yn Vrussyl (historical republic) · ia Brussel (region of Belgium) · gl Bruxelas (capital city of Belgium) · lt Briuselis (historical county) · ar بْرُوكْسِل (region of Belgium) · vo Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · qu Brussel (region of Belgium) · ur بْرَسَلْز (capital city of Belgium) · ia Brussel (district of the German Reich) · nl Brussel (historical republic) · vi Brúc-xen (district of the German Reich) · ta பிரசல்ஸ் (district of the German Reich) · jv Brussel (region of Belgium) · sgs Briuselis (historical county) · lo ບັສເຊລລ໌ (capital city of Belgium) · nn Brussel (historical republic) · uk Брюссе́ль (historical republic) · nrf Brusselle (historical county) · tl Bruselas (capital city of Belgium) · an Bruselas (region of Belgium) · fr Bruxelles (district of the German Reich) · pcd Brusselle (historical republic) · ia Brussel (historical republic) · sq Bruksel (historical county) · km ព្រុចសែល (region of Belgium) · he בְּרִיסֶל (historical republic) · nah Bruxelah (capital city of Belgium) · ms Brussels (historical county) · et Brüssel (historical republic) · tg Брюссел (historical county) · ln Bruxelles (region of Belgium) · ja ブリュッセル (district of the German Reich) · nrf Brusselle (historical republic) · frp Brussèles (historical republic) · cy Brwsel (capital city of Belgium) · io Bruxel (region of Belgium) · lv Brisele (district of the German Reich) · mi Parahara (historical county) · da Bruxelles (historical county) · nl Brussel (region of Belgium) · id Brussel (historical republic) · br Brusel (region of Belgium) · arc ܒܪܘܟܣܠ (historical republic) · vi Brúc-xen (region of Belgium) · it Brusselle (district of the German Reich) · jv Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · ln Bruxelles (district of the German Reich) · ga an Bhruiséil (capital city of Belgium) · ar بْرُوسِيل (capital city of Belgium) · ug بريۇسسېل (district of the German Reich) · fi Bryssel (capital city of Belgium) · el Βρυξέλλαι (historical county) · de Brüssel (historical county) · ug بريۇسسېل (capital city of Belgium) · nb Brussel (region of Belgium) · gur Burusella (capital city of Belgium) · kw Brusselas (region of Belgium) · lv Brisele (historical republic) · nrf Bruxelles (historical county) · af Brussel (district of the German Reich) · sco Brussels (historical county) · th บรัสเซลส์ (capital city of Belgium) · mk Брисел (historical republic) · sv Bryssel (capital city of Belgium) · th บรัสเซลส์ (historical county) · ka ბრიუსელი (region of Belgium) · ka ბრიუსელი (historical republic) · it Brusselle (historical republic) · yue 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (capital city of Belgium) · la Brosella (historical county) · be Брусэ́ль (district of the German Reich) · id Brussel (historical county) · hy Բրյուսել (historical republic) · oc Brussèlas (region of Belgium) · ky Брүссел (district of the German Reich) · sgs Briuselis (region of Belgium) · tr Brüksel (district of the German Reich) · an Bruselas (historical county) · vls Brussel (region of Belgium) · gur Burusella (region of Belgium) · nds Brüssel (region of Belgium) · nah Bruxelah (region of Belgium) · ml ബ്രസൽസ് (capital city of Belgium) · gl Bruxelas (historical county) · vls Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · uk Брюссе́ль (district of the German Reich) · it Brusselles (historical county) · de Brüssel (district of the German Reich) · da Bruxelles (historical republic) · ky Брүссел (region of Belgium) · es Bruselas (district of the German Reich) · mk Брисел (district of the German Reich) · pms Brussel (historical republic) · sh Брѝсел (historical republic) · kpv Брюссель (region of Belgium) · fo Brússel (capital city of Belgium) · my ဘရပ်ဆဲလ်မြို့ (capital city of Belgium) · da Bruxelles (capital city of Belgium) · ur بْرَسَلْز (historical county) · es Bruselas (capital city of Belgium) · ast Bruseles (region of Belgium) · he בְּרִיסֶל (district of the German Reich) · vec Borseła (historical county) · li Brussel (historical county) · fy Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · ps بروکسل (region of Belgium) · la Brucellae (historical county) · nap Bruxelles (historical republic) · fo Brussel (district of the German Reich) · hu Brüsszel (district of the German Reich) · km ព្រុចសែល (historical republic) · be Брусэ́ль (region of Belgium) · sq Bruksel (district of the German Reich) · fo Brússel (district of the German Reich) · pms Brussel (region of Belgium) · be Брусэ́ль (capital city of Belgium) · ru Брюссе́ль (region of Belgium) · bo པུའུ་ལུའུ་སེར (capital city of Belgium) · tg Брюссел (district of the German Reich) · fy Brussel (historical republic) · ko 브류쎌 (district of the German Reich) · gv Yn Vrussyl (district of the German Reich) · is Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · nb Brussel (district of the German Reich) · zza Bruksel (historical county) · mi Parahara (capital city of Belgium) · crh Brüksel (region of Belgium) · uk Брюссе́ль (region of Belgium) · mg Brussel (region of Belgium) · pms Brussel (district of the German Reich) · gd A' Bhruiseal (region of Belgium) · it Borsella (region of Belgium) · ta பிரசல்ஸ் (capital city of Belgium) · pcd Brusselle (capital city of Belgium) · gv Yn Vrussyl (capital city of Belgium) · ro Bruxelles (region of Belgium) · la Bruxellae (historical county) · ta பிரசல்ஸ் (historical republic) · nds Brüssel (capital city of Belgium) · lad Bruselas (historical republic) · az Brüssel (capital city of Belgium) · am ብሩክሴል (district of the German Reich) · jv Brussel (historical republic) · zza Bruksel (region of Belgium) · nrf Bruxelles (capital city of Belgium) · vo Brussel (historical republic) · lv Brisele (historical county) · he בְּרִיסֶל (region of Belgium) · chr ᏋᏎᎵ (region of Belgium) · ht Briksèl (historical county) · hu Brüsszel (capital city of Belgium) · lt Briuselis (district of the German Reich) · nrf Brusselle (district of the German Reich) · lad Bruselas (capital city of Belgium) · bn ব্রাসেল্স (historical republic) · fr Bruxelles (region of Belgium) · kk Брюссель (capital city of Belgium) · nrf Brusselle (capital city of Belgium) · lij Bruxelles (capital city of Belgium) · pl Bruksela (district of the German Reich) · bn ব্রাসেল্স (historical county) · ps بروکسل (district of the German Reich) · sh Bruxelles (region of Belgium) · ga an Bhruiséil (historical county) · sw Brussels (district of the German Reich) · sh Брѝсел (district of the German Reich) · da Bryssel (region of Belgium) · mg Brussel (historical county) · sh Bruxelles (district of the German Reich) · cmn 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (historical republic) · sw Brussels (region of Belgium) · la Brucellae (historical republic) · qu Brussel (historical county) · lo ບັສເຊລລ໌ (historical republic) · be Брусе́ль (capital city of Belgium) · scn Bruxelles (district of the German Reich) · yi בריסל (region of Belgium) · sq Bruksel (historical republic) · ro Bruxelles (historical republic) · pcd Brusselle (district of the German Reich) · scn Brusselli (district of the German Reich) · ur بْرَسَلْز (region of Belgium) · cs Brusel (region of Belgium) · la Brosella (capital city of Belgium) · nb Brussel (historical county) · na Brussels (region of Belgium) · yue 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (region of Belgium) · crh Brüksel (historical republic) · es Bruselas (region of Belgium) · ga an Bhruiséil (historical republic) · arz بروكسيل (historical republic) · tt Брюссель (historical county) · kmr Bruksel (district of the German Reich) · it Brussella (region of Belgium) · arz بروكسيل (historical county) · ms Brussels (district of the German Reich) · ru Брюссе́ль (district of the German Reich) · is Brussel (historical republic) · os Брюссель (historical county) · sh Brìsel (district of the German Reich) · sh Брѝсел (historical county) · arc ܒܪܘܟܣܠ (district of the German Reich) · oc Brussèlas (historical republic) · arc ܒܪܘܟܣܠ (capital city of Belgium) · cy Brwsel (historical republic) · it Brusselles (historical republic) · nds Brüssel (historical county) · gd A' Bhruiseal (historical republic) · nn Brussel (region of Belgium) · id Brusel (district of the German Reich) · km ព្រុចសែល (capital city of Belgium) · he בְּרִיסֶל (capital city of Belgium) · ar بروسيل (historical county) · el Βρυξέλλαι (capital city of Belgium) · ar بروسيل (district of the German Reich) · sh Brìsel (historical republic) · lv Brisele (region of Belgium) · fy Brussel (region of Belgium) · ro Bruxelles (historical county) · tr Brüksel (region of Belgium) · qu Brussel (historical republic) · os Брюссель (district of the German Reich) · be Брусе́ль (historical county) · ar بروسل (district of the German Reich) · yue 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (historical county) · uz Brussel (region of Belgium) · ko 브류쎌 (capital city of Belgium) · pt Bruxelas (historical county) · pl Bruksela (historical county) · ar بروسل (region of Belgium) · my ဘရပ်ဆဲလ်မြို့ (district of the German Reich) · he בְּרִיסֶל (historical county) · ar بروسل (historical county) · ru Брюссе́ль (historical county) · qu Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · vo Brussel (district of the German Reich) · ky Брүссел (historical republic) · li Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · nrf Brusselle (region of Belgium) · fa-ira بُروکْسِل (capital city of Belgium) · sh Bruxelles (capital city of Belgium) · eu Brusela (region of Belgium) · pt Bruxelas (historical republic) · it Bruxelles (capital city of Belgium) · ast Bruseles (historical republic) · uz Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · io Bruxel (district of the German Reich) · km ព្រុចសែល (district of the German Reich) · lb Bréissel (region of Belgium) · ca Brussel·les (district of the German Reich) · gur Bɔrɔsɛlla (historical republic) · ko 브류쎌 (historical republic) · lb Bréissel (district of the German Reich) · sw Brussels (historical county) · it Brusselle (capital city of Belgium) · it Brusselles (district of the German Reich) · be Брусэ́ль (historical republic) · vi Brúc-xen (capital city of Belgium) · sk Brusel (historical republic) · rsk Брисел (district of the German Reich) · tk Brýussel (capital city of Belgium) · fi Bryssel (historical republic) · uz Brussel (historical republic) · vls Brussel (historical republic) · gur Bɔrɔsɛlla (district of the German Reich) · nn Brussel (district of the German Reich) · el Βρυξέλλες (capital city of Belgium) · co Bruxelles (region of Belgium) · ms Brussel (historical county) · kw Brusselas (historical county) · rsk Брисел (capital city of Belgium) · kpv Брюссель (district of the German Reich) · oc Brussèlas (historical county) · li Brussel (district of the German Reich) · frp Brussèles (district of the German Reich) · yi בריסל (historical republic) · wa Brussele (capital city of Belgium) · am ብሩክሴል (historical republic) · bg Брю́ксел (historical county) · it Brussella (historical republic) · mr ब्रसेल्स (historical republic) · sk Brusel (district of the German Reich) · cs Brusel (district of the German Reich) · lb Bréissel (historical republic) · it Brusselles (region of Belgium) · jv Brussel (historical county) · fo Brússel (historical county) · rsk Брисел (historical republic) · bn ব্রাসেল্স (capital city of Belgium) · mt Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · tk Brýussel (historical republic) · pcd Brusselle (historical county) · mn Брюссель (district of the German Reich) · pt Bruxelas (district of the German Reich) · crh Brüksel (capital city of Belgium) · bn ব্রাসেল্স (district of the German Reich) · mr ब्रुसेल्स (region of Belgium) · eo Bruselo (capital city of Belgium) · el Βρυξέλλαι (district of the German Reich) · nl Brussel (historical county) · li Brussel (region of Belgium) · os Брюссель (region of Belgium) · qu Brussel (district of the German Reich) · rsk Брисел (historical county) · mk Брисел (region of Belgium) · ro Bruxelles (capital city of Belgium) · uz Bryussel (historical republic) · la Brosella (region of Belgium) · mi Parahara (region of Belgium) · gl Bruxelas (district of the German Reich) · fr Bruxelles (capital city of Belgium) · ml ബ്രസൽസ് (region of Belgium) · fy Brussel (historical county) · pt Bruxelas (capital city of Belgium) · mi Parahara (historical republic) · hu Brüsszel (region of Belgium) · de Brüssel (capital city of Belgium) · fo Brússel (region of Belgium) · ky Брүссел (capital city of Belgium) · la Bruxellae (historical republic) · fr Bruxelles (historical republic) · pms Brussel (capital city of Belgium) · tr Brüksel (capital city of Belgium)
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