Bruges
[broo-jiz, broozh; French bryzh]
- a city in NW Belgium: connected by canal with its seaport, Zeebrugge.
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Flemish Brug·ge [brœkh-uh] /ˈbrœx ə/.
West Flanders
- a province in W Belgium. 1249 sq. mi. (3235 sq. km). Capital: Bruges.
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Contemporary Examples
Previous winners of the short film Oscar include Martin McDonagh, who went on to direct In Bruges.
So we ended up scanning the real Bruges Madonna and putting it in as a visual effect.
And the actor nabbed a surprise 2009 Golden Globe playing a conflicted mob hitman in the Sundance hit In Bruges.
Born in Bruges, Belgium, Wouter De Backer moved with his family to Australia at the age of 2.
Historical Examples
Spices in Bruges sold for two or three times what they cost in Venice.
Introductory American HistoryHenry Eldridge Bourne
Its main market was at Bruges in Flanders, which was then a bee-hive of industry and thrift.
The Railroad QuestionWilliam Larrabee
A year later, at his meeting with Charles at Bruges, he treated the Emperor as an equal.
Henry VIII.A. F. Pollard
Also the same yere was treted at Bruges for the pees betwen the too reaumes.
It was the port of the great and rich manufacturing towns of Bruges and Ghent.
The History of LondonWalter Besant
Bruges
- 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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West Flanders
- a province of W Belgium: the country's chief agricultural province. Capital: Bruges. Pop: 1 135 802 (2004 est). Area: 3132 sq km (1209 sq miles)
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