Brussels
English
Etymology
From Germanic, composed of the words *brōkaz (“marsh”) + *saliz (“building, room”). The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters are based in Brussels.
Proper noun
Brussels
- The capital of Belgium.
- (metonymically) The administrative apparatus of the European Union.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Brussels point
- Brussels sprout
- Brussels wire ground
Translations
capital of Belgium
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Noun
Brussels (plural Brussels)
- A Brussels carpet.
- 1911, Dry Goods Economist (volume 65, issue 3, page 51)
- 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, issue 3, page 51)
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