Brussels

American  

[bruhs-uhlz] / ˈbrʌs əlz /

noun

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

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Brussels British  

/ ˈbrʌsəlz /

noun

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

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Brussels Cultural  

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

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

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Last year it closed its Brussels plant and outlined plans to cut up to 7,500 jobs over the next few years while also taking measures to increase productivity, speed and flexibility at its German sites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Google hit out at Brussels, saying the EU forced the company to degrade products in the bloc.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Brussels is the most recent, announcing theirs would end in 2027, following a rise in accidents.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

In Belgium the share of energy used for household cooling has increased 167% since 2022, the Brussels Times reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Two months later Amaranta Úrsula went to Brussels.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez