Brussel

See also: Brüssel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Brussel.

Proper noun

Brussel

Derived terms

    Dutch

    Etymology

    Grote Markt, Brussel
    Grand Place, Brussels

    From Broekzele, from broek (marsh) + zele (thatching, settlement). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbrʏ.səl/
    • (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

    • IPA(key): /ˈprʏsːɛl/

    Proper noun

    Brussel f (invariable)

    1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Proper noun

    Brussel

    1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Proper noun

    Brussel

    1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)
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