Brussels

[ bruhs-uhlz ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Belgium, in the central part.

Brussels

/ ˈbrʌsəlz /

noun

1. the capital of Belgium, in the central part: became capital of Belgium in 1830; seat of the European Commission. Pop: 999 899 (2004 est) Flemish nameBrusselˈbrysəl French nameBruxelles

Brussels

1. Capital of Belgium and largest city in the country, located in central Belgium; a commercial, industrial, financial, administrative, and cultural center.

Notes

Several international organizations, including NATO and the EU are headquartered in Brussels.

Example Sentences

All told, nearly €209 billion will be made available to Italy in a mixture of loans and grants, but getting the full amount depends on Brussels signing off on Italy’s reforms.

From Time

With 2021 looming, the broader contours of Britain’s future relationship with the EU are still being thrashed out by negotiating teams holed up in Brussels trying to finalize a trade deal.

From Fortune

It includes 25 of the 27 EU leaders who met in Brussels for a crucial two-day summit last Thursday and Friday.

From Fortune

The dominant policy discussion in Brussels to Washington is on anti-trust and breaking up tech giants, but this misses the point that it is data practices, rather than size, which are at issue.

From MIT Technology Review

Others will project the campaign’s logo on buildings in Brussels, London, Sao Paulo and other cities.

From Fortune

They are both viewed in essence like eating Brussels sprouts.

From The Daily Beast

Other Western cities have been attacked as well, including Madrid, London, Brussels and Ottawa.

From The Daily Beast

And the people on the airplane with Duncan through Brussels and Washington, D.C. are also in the clear.

From The Daily Beast

As of Wednesday, there were suspected Ebola patients in hospitals in Cyprus, Rome, Brussels, Paris and London.

From The Daily Beast

“I found myself in a very dangerous situation,” Kadouni told me recently by phone from Brussels, where he now lives.

From The Daily Beast

The artists of Oosterbeck and Brussels, who were her associates, materially aided her by their encouragement.

From Project Gutenberg

While residing in Brussels these two artists began to collect works of art for what is now known as the Mesdag Museum.

From Project Gutenberg

He plays beautifully, and was trained in the famous Brussels conservatory, of which Dupont is the head.

From Project Gutenberg

We re-visited Paris, but spent most of our three weeks in a tour through Belgium, finishing up at Brussels.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course we paid our visit to this little lion of Brussels (the Prince's palace, I mean).

From Project Gutenberg