Brussel

See also: Brüssel

Dutch

Etymology

Grote Markt, Brussel
Grand Place, Brussels

From Broekzele, from broek 'marsh' + zele 'thatching, settlement'

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏsəl/
(Belgium)
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Proper noun

Brussel n

Brussels (capital city of the EU, Brabant (former duchy and former province), Flanders, Wallonia (modern regions) and Belgium)
(figuratively) any of the above legal entities decreeing from Brussels.
short for Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, the smallest of Belgium's three federative regions

Derived terms

Brusselaar m (inhabitant)
Brussels (adjective)
brusselen (verb)

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Brussel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈprʏsːɛl/

Proper noun

Brussel f (invariable)

Brussels

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Brussel

Brussels (capital of Belgium)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Brussel

Brussels (capital of Belgium)

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