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Bruges

American

[broo-jiz, broozh, bryzh] / ˈbru dʒɪz, bruʒ, brüʒ /

noun

a city in NW Belgium: connected by canal with its seaport, Zeebrugge.

Bruges British

/ bryʒ, bruːʒ /

noun

Flemish name: Brugge. a city in NW Belgium, capital of West Flanders province: centre of the medieval European wool and cloth trade. Pop: 117 025 (2004 est)

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In “Canticle,” a debut from Janet Rich Edwards, a young woman named Aleys enters religious life in 13th-century Bruges, Belgium, after a Franciscan, Brother Lukas, witnesses her fervor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Savas was sentenced at a court in Bruges, Belgium, after a joint operation between the NCA and Belgian authorities, having been arrested at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in November 2024.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The eponymous Skipton is an English writer struggling to make ends meet in Bruges, Belgium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The force wants to hear from anyone who was aboard the ship that left Southampton at 18:00 BST on Saturday on a two-night voyage to Bruges, Belgium, returning at 06:00 on Monday.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

"Hell," I said, "why go to Strasbourg? We could go up to Bruges, or to the Ardennes."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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