Brussel

See also: Brüssel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Brussel.

Proper noun

Brussel

  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrʏ.səl/
  • Audio (Belgium):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Brus‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ʏsəl

Proper noun

Brussel n

  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium; the capital city of the region of Flanders in Belgium; the main seat of government of the EU; the 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 Dutch Brussel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprʏsːɛl/

Proper noun

Brussel f (proper noun, indeclinable)

  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)