Brussels
English
Etymology
From Dutch Brussel and French Bruxelles, from Proto-Germanic, composed of the words *brōk (“marsh”) + *sali (“building, room”).[1] 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 city of Belgium.
- 1981, Men At Work (lyrics and music), “Down Under”, in Business as Usual:
- Buying bread from a man in Brussels / He was 6'4", and full of muscle
- (metonymically) The administrative apparatus of the European Union.
Derived terms
- Brussels carpet
- Brussels effect
- Brussels ground
- Brussels lace
- Brussels net
- Brussels point
- Brussels sprout
- Brussels wire ground
Translations
capital city of Belgium
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administrative apparatus of the EU
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Noun
Brussels (plural Brussels)
- A Brussels carpet.
- 1911, Dry Goods Economist, volume 65, number 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, […]
- A Brussels sprout.
- We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.
References
- Maurits Gysseling, Toponymisch Woordenboek van België, Nederland, Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en West-Duitsland (vóór 1226), 1960, p. 198 - 199
Afrikaans
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrʏ.səls/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Brus‧sels
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