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brussels

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name/ˈbɹʌsəlz//ˈbɹʊsəlz/
  1. 1

    The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.

    • Their analysis revealed the computer was first used by the terrorist cell on October 9, 2015 -- more than a month before the Paris attacks, with the last entry the day before the Brussels attacks.
  2. 2

    A region of Belgium. Official name: Brussels-Capital Region.

    • Buying bread from a man in Brussels / He was 6'4", and full of muscle
  3. 3

    The administrative apparatus of the European Union.metonymically

  4. 4

    A historical district of the German Reich. Official name: District of Brussels.

  5. 5

    A historical republic of Western Europe; in full, Calvinist Republic of Brussels.

  6. 6

    A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Brussels.

  7. 7

    A community in Huron East municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

noun/ˈbɹʌsəlz//ˈbɹʊsəlz/
  1. 1

    A Brussels carpet.

    • 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, […]
  2. 2

    A Brussels sprout.

    • We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.

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