Brussels
/ˈbɹʌsəlz/
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Northern England/ˈbɹʊsəlz/
Brussels proper noun: the capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.
Proper noun
Brussels
- The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.
- A region of Belgium. Official name: Brussels-Capital Region.
- Buying bread from a man in Brussels / He was 6'4", and full of muscle1981, Men At Work, “Down Under”, in Business as Usual
- The administrative apparatus of the European Union.
- A historical district of the German Reich. Official name: District of Brussels.
- A historical republic of Western Europe; in full, Calvinist Republic of Brussels.
- A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Brussels.
- A community in Huron East municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
Noun
Brussels (plural Brussels)
- 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, […]1911, Dry Goods Economist, volume 65, number 3, page 51
- A Brussels sprout.
- We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.
Brussels meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Brussels in Hindi
- capital city of Belgium
- ब्रसेल्स brasels
- region of Belgium
- ब्रसेल्स brasels
- district of the German Reich
- ब्रसेल्स brasels
- historical republic
- ब्रसेल्स brasels
Brussels in Tamil
- capital city of Belgium
- பிரசல்ஸ் piracals
- region of Belgium
- பிரசல்ஸ் piracals
- district of the German Reich
- பிரசல்ஸ் piracals
- historical republic
- பிரசல்ஸ் piracals
Brussels in Marathi
- capital city of Belgium
- ब्रसेल्स braselsa, ब्रुसेल्स bruselsa
- region of Belgium
- ब्रसेल्स braselsa, ब्रुसेल्स bruselsa
- district of the German Reich
- ब्रसेल्स braselsa, ब्रुसेल्स bruselsa
- historical republic
- ब्रसेल्स braselsa, ब्रुसेल्स bruselsa
Brussels in Urdu
- capital city of Belgium
- بْرَسَلْز brasalz
- region of Belgium
- بْرَسَلْز brasalz
- district of the German Reich
- بْرَسَلْز brasalz
- historical republic
- بْرَسَلْز brasalz
More languagesFewer languages
- Brussels in Bengali
- ব্রাসেল্স braśels
- Brussels in Malayalam
- ബ്രസൽസ് brasalsŭ
- Brussels in Pashto
- بروکسل bruksél
- Brussels in Tagalog
- Bruselas
- Brussels in Arabic
- بْرُوكْسِل brūksil, بْرُوسِيل brūsīl, بْرُوسِل brūsil, بروسيل brūsīl
- Brussels in Malay
- Brussels, Brussel
- Brussels in Indonesian
- Brussels, Brussel, Brusel
- Brussels in Thai
- บรัสเซลส์ brás-seel
- Brussels in Vietnamese
- Brúc-xen
- Brussels in Myanmar
- ဘရပ်ဆဲလ်မြို့ bha.raphcailmrui.
Forms of Brussels
| plural | Brussels |
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Origin of Brussels
Borrowed from Dutch Brussel. The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters is based in Brussels.
Words formed from Brussels
Phrases with Brussels
Questions about Brussels
- What does Brussels mean?
- Brussels means the capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.
- What is Brussels in Hindi?
- Brussels in Hindi is ब्रसेल्स (brasels). See Brussels meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Brussels?
- Brussels can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Brussels?
- Brussels is pronounced /ˈbɹʌsəlz/ (UK).
Words near Brussels in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Brussels (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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