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Brussels

[ bruhs-uhlz ]

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Belgium, in the central part.


Brussels

/ ˈbrʌsəlz /

noun

  1. 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 nameBrusselˈbrysəl French nameBruxelles


Brussels

  1. Capital of Belgium and largest city in the country, located in central Belgium; a commercial, industrial, financial, administrative, and cultural center.


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Notes

Several international organizations, including NATO and the EU are headquartered in Brussels.

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Example Sentences

They are both viewed in essence like eating Brussels sprouts.

Other Western cities have been attacked as well, including Madrid, London, Brussels and Ottawa.

And the people on the airplane with Duncan through Brussels and Washington, D.C. are also in the clear.

As 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.

While residing in Brussels these two artists began to collect works of art for what is now known as the Mesdag Museum.

He plays beautifully, and was trained in the famous Brussels conservatory, of which Dupont is the head.

We re-visited Paris, but spent most of our three weeks in a tour through Belgium, finishing up at Brussels.

Of course we paid our visit to this little lion of Brussels (the Prince's palace, I mean).

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