Brussels

Meaning

Name

1. The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.
2. A region of Belgium. Official name: Brussels-Capital Region.
3. (metonymically) The administrative apparatus of the European Union.
4. A historical district of the German Reich. Official name: District of Brussels.
5. A historical republic of Western Europe; in full, Calvinist Republic of Brussels.
6. A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Brussels.

Noun

1. A Brussels carpet.
2. A Brussels sprout.

Synonyms

Bruxelles

Belgian capital

capital of Belgium

Translations

Bruxelles

Bruselas

Brüssel

Bruxelles

Brussel

Βρυξέλλες

Bruxelas

Brüksel

Bruxellae

بروكسل

Brussel·les

Bruksel

Brussèlas

Brussels

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹʌsəlz/

Etymology

From Dutch Brussel and French Bruxelles, from Proto-Germanic, composed of the words *brōk (“marsh”) + *sali (“building, room”). The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters is based in Brussels.