Bruges

[ broo-jiz, broozh; French bryzh ]

/ ˈbru dʒɪz, bruʒ; French brüʒ /

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noun

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

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Flemish Brug·ge

[brœkh-uh]. /ˈbrœx ə/.

Words nearby Bruges

Bruckner, Brudenell, Brudzinski's sign, Brueghel, Brueghel, Pieter, the Elder, Bruges, Brugia, Brugmann, brugmansia, Bruhn, bruin

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How to use Bruges in a sentence

Previous winners of the short film Oscar include Martin McDonagh, who went on to direct In Bruges.
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So we ended up scanning the real Bruges Madonna and putting it in as a visual effect.
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And the actor nabbed a surprise 2009 Golden Globe playing a conflicted mob hitman in the Sundance hit In Bruges.
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Born in Bruges, Belgium, Wouter De Backer moved with his family to Australia at the age of 2.
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This is Bruges sleeping peacefully in old age, lulled to rest by the sound of its own carillon.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
At break of day next morning a cold, heavy mist hung low over Bruges, and in the Bourg everything was shrouded in darkness.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
Damme, where the patriots mustered on the eve of the Bruges Matins, is within a short hour's stroll from the east end of the town.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
The signal for revolt had been given, and for some months Bruges, like the rest of Flanders, was in disorder.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
After the Restoration Charles sent to the citizens of Bruges a letter of thanks for the way in which they had received him.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

British Dictionary definitions for Bruges

Bruges

/ (bruːʒ, French bryʒ) /

noun

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

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