Brussels
a city in and the capital of Belgium, in the central part.
- Flemish Brus·sel [brys-uhl]; /ˈbrüs əl/;
- French Bruxelles.
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How to use Brussels in a sentence
All told, nearly €209 billion will be made available to Italy in a mixture of loans and grants, but getting the full amount depends on Brussels signing off on Italy’s reforms.
With 2021 looming, the broader contours of Britain’s future relationship with the EU are still being thrashed out by negotiating teams holed up in Brussels trying to finalize a trade deal.
France agrees to reopen border after U.K.’s trucking route to Europe paralyzed over mutant virus fears | kdunn6 | December 23, 2020 | FortuneIt includes 25 of the 27 EU leaders who met in Brussels for a crucial two-day summit last Thursday and Friday.
France’s Macron tests positive, and now Europe is scrambling to put the lid on a potential COVID cluster | Vivienne Walt | December 17, 2020 | FortuneThe dominant policy discussion in Brussels to Washington is on anti-trust and breaking up tech giants, but this misses the point that it is data practices, rather than size, which are at issue.
Others will project the campaign’s logo on buildings in Brussels, London, Sao Paulo and other cities.
Thousands of Amazon workers will walk off the job today to fight for fair pay and COVID protections | Ian Mount | November 27, 2020 | Fortune
They are both viewed in essence like eating Brussels sprouts.
Other Western cities have been attacked as well, including Madrid, London, Brussels and Ottawa.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea | Bruce Riedel | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the people on the airplane with Duncan through Brussels and Washington, D.C. are also in the clear.
The Sky Is Not Falling, and Ebola Is Not Out of Control | Kent Sepkowitz | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs of Wednesday, there were suspected Ebola patients in hospitals in Cyprus, Rome, Brussels, Paris and London.
“I found myself in a very dangerous situation,” Kadouni told me recently by phone from Brussels, where he now lives.
The artists of Oosterbeck and Brussels, who were her associates, materially aided her by their encouragement.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementWhile residing in Brussels these two artists began to collect works of art for what is now known as the Mesdag Museum.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementHe plays beautifully, and was trained in the famous Brussels conservatory, of which Dupont is the head.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayWe re-visited Paris, but spent most of our three weeks in a tour through Belgium, finishing up at Brussels.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowOf course we paid our visit to this little lion of Brussels (the Prince's palace, I mean).
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches | William Makepeace Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for Brussels
/ (ˈbrʌsəlz) /
the capital of Belgium, in the central part: became capital of Belgium in 1830; seat of the European Commission. Pop: 999 899 (2004 est): Flemish name: Brussel (ˈbrysəl) French name: Bruxelles
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Cultural definitions for Brussels
Capital of Belgium and largest city in the country, located in central Belgium; a commercial, industrial, financial, administrative, and cultural center.
Notes for Brussels
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