Meaning of Brussels | Babel Free
ˈbɹʌsəlzDefinitions
- The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.
- A Brussels carpet.
- A region of Belgium. Official name: Brussels-Capital Region.
- A Brussels sprout.
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The administrative apparatus of the European Union. metonymically
- 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.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
Brussel
Български
Брюксел
Català
Brussel·les
Čeština
Brusel
Cymraeg
Brwsel
Deutsch
Brüssel
Ελληνικά
Βρυξέλλες
Esperanto
Bruselo
Español
bruselas
Eesti
Brüssel
Suomi
Bryssel
Français
Bruxelles
Galego
Bruxelas
עברית
בריסל
हिन्दी
ब्रसेल्स
Magyar
Brüsszel
Հայերեն
Բրյուսել
Íslenska
Brussel
日本語
ブリュッセル
ქართული
ბრიუსელი
ខ្មែរ
ព្រុចសែល
Kurdî
Bruksel
Кыргызча
Брүссел
Latina
Brosella
Lëtzebuergesch
Bréissel
Lietuvių
Briuselis
Latviešu
Brisele
Македонски
Брисел
Nederlands
Brussel
Polski
Bruksela
Português
Bruxelas
Română
Bruxelles
Русский
Брюссель
Slovenčina
Brusel
Slovenščina
Bruselj
Svenska
Bryssel
ไทย
บรัสเซลส์
Tagalog
Bruselas
Türkçe
Brüksel
اردو
برسلز
Tiếng Việt
Brúc-xen
Examples
“Buying bread from a man in Brussels / He was 6'4", and full of muscle”
“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, […]”
“We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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