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Uccle

American  
[oo-kluh, y-kluh] / ˈu klə, ˈü klə /

noun

  1. a city in central Belgium: suburb of Brussels.


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We celebrated our reunion at Le Pigeon Noir in the Uccle neighborhood, an uncomplicated bistro that makes exquisite renditions of familiar French and Belgian dishes.

From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2021

In the space of a year, he underwent surgery on his knee, his parents divorced and the family faced eviction from their social housing block in the troubled inner-city area of Uccle.

From The Guardian ● May 18, 2019

Nine raids were carried out in Brussels this morning in the communes of Jette, Uccle and Molenbeek, the Belgian prosecutor has said.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2015

GMT10:42 Nine raids in Brussels with nine people held Nine raids were carried out in Brussels this morning in the communes of Jette, Uccle and Molenbeek, the Belgian prosecutor has said.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2015

But Ulenspiegel said to himself that they should dine that night like kings, and all at the expense of the Dean of Uccle himself, and in memory of the Masses for the dead.

From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Charles de Coster

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