Brussel

From Dutch Brussel.

Brussel

1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

• Brusselaar
• Brussels

Compound of *bruoc (“marsh”) +‎ *sali (“dwelling”) (from Proto-West Germanic *sali).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏ.səl/

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• Hyphenation: Brus‧sel
• Rhymes: -ʏsəl

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)

• Brusselaar m (“inhabitant of Brussels”)
• Brussels (adjective)
• brusselen (verb)

Borrowed from Dutch Brussel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈprʏsːɛl/

Brussel f (proper noun, indeclinable)

1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Brussel

1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Brussel

1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)