English Explanatory Dictionary

Brussels

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.
  2. A region of Belgium. Official name: Brussels-Capital Region.
  3. The administrative apparatus of the European Union.
  4. A historical district of the German Reich. Official name: District of Brussels.
  5. A historical republic of Western Europe; in full, Calvinist Republic of Brussels.
  6. A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Brussels.
  7. A community in Huron East municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
noun
  1. A Brussels carpet.
  2. A Brussels sprout.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹʌsəlz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brussels.wav /ˈbɹʊsəlz/

Word forms

Brussels

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.

Derived words

Brussels carpet Brussels effect Brussels-English Brussels English Brussels ground Brussels lace Brussels net Brussels point Brussels sprout Brussels wire ground
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