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English
Etymology
From Dutch Brussel and French Bruxelles, from Proto-Germanic, composed of the words *brōk (“marsh”) + *sali (“building, room”).[1] The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters are based in Brussels.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brussels
- The capital city of Belgium.
- 1981, Men At Work (lyrics and music), “Down Under”, in Business as Usual:
- Buying bread from a man in Brussels / He was 6'4", and full of muscle
- (metonymically) The administrative apparatus of the European Union.
Derived terms
Translations
capital city of Belgium
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Noun
Brussels (plural Brussels)
- 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, […]
- A Brussels sprout.
- We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.
References
- ^ Maurits Gysseling, Toponymisch Woordenboek van België, Nederland, Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en West-Duitsland (vóór 1226), 1960, p. 198 - 199
Afrikaans
Etymology
Adjective
Brussels (attributive Brusselse, not comparable)
- Of, from or pertaining to Brussels.
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
Brussels (not comparable)
- Of, from or pertaining to Brussels.
Inflection
Declension of Brussels | ||||
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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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