Brussel

See also: Brüssel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Proper noun

Brussel

  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Grote Markt, Brussel
Grand Place, Brussels

From Broekzele, from broek (marsh) + zaal, zele (thatching, settlement).

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 Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

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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