Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.
Their analysis revealed the computer was first used by the terrorist cell on October 9, 2015 -- more than a month before the Paris attacks, with the last entry the day before the Brussels attacks.
2017 January 24, Paul Cruickshank, “Discarded laptop yields revelations on network behind Brussels, Paris attacks”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2020 - A region of Belgium. Official name: Brussels-Capital Region.
Buying bread from a man in Brussels / He was 6'4", and full of muscle
1981, Men At Work, “Down Under”, in Business as Usual - metonymicallyThe administrative apparatus of the European Union.
- A historical district of the German Reich. Official name: District of Brussels.
- A historical republic of Western Europe; in full, Calvinist Republic of Brussels.
- A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Brussels.
- A community in Huron East municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
nounBrussels (plural Brussels)
- A Brussels carpet.
If the same design be produced in a Brussels and in a Tapestry it will be found that the Brussels shows sharp, clean-cut outlines, where the Tapestry gives ragged, uneven effects, […]
1911, Dry Goods Economist, volume 65, number 3, page 51 - A Brussels sprout.
We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*brōk
- Old Dutch*bruoc
- Old Dutch*sali
- DutchBrusse
- EnglishBrussels
Borrowed from Dutch Brussel. The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters is based in Brussels.
More words from Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Brussel, Brussel
- Brusselcapital city of Belgium
- Brusselregion of Belgium
- Brusseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brusselhistorical republic
- Brusselhistorical county
Arabic بْرُوكْسِل, بْرُوسِيل
- بْرُوكْسِل (brūksil)capital city of Belgium
- بْرُوسِيل (brūsīl)capital city of Belgium
- بْرُوسِل (brūsil)capital city of Belgium
- بْرُوكْسِل (brūksil)region of Belgium
- بروسيل (brūsīl)region of Belgium
- بروسل (brūsil)region of Belgium
- بْرُوكْسِل (brūksil)district of the German Reich
- بروسيل (brūsīl)district of the German Reich
- بروسل (brūsil)district of the German Reich
- بْرُوكْسِل (brūksil)historical republic
- بروسيل (brūsīl)historical republic
- بروسل (brūsil)historical republic
Basque Brusela, Brusela
- Bruselacapital city of Belgium
- Bruselaregion of Belgium
- Bruseladistrict of the German Reich
- Bruselahistorical republic
- Bruselahistorical county
Bengali ব্রাসেল্স, ব্রাসেল্স
- ব্রাসেল্স (braśels)capital city of Belgium
- ব্রাসেল্স (braśels)region of Belgium
- ব্রাসেল্স (braśels)district of the German Reich
- ব্রাসেল্স (braśels)historical republic
- ব্রাসেল্স (braśels)historical county
Bulgarian Брю́ксел, Брю́ксел
- Брю́ксел (Brjúksel)capital city of Belgium
- Брю́ксел (Brjúksel)region of Belgium
- Брю́ксел (Brjúksel)district of the German Reich
- Брю́ксел (Brjúksel)historical republic
- Брю́ксел (Brjúksel)historical county
Catalan Brussel·les, Brussel·les
- Brussel·lescapital city of Belgium
- Brussel·lesregion of Belgium
- Brussel·lesdistrict of the German Reich
- Brussel·leshistorical republic
- Brussel·leshistorical county
Chinese Cantonese 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔, 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (bou³ lou⁵ coi³ ji⁵)capital city of Belgium
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (bou³ lou⁵ coi³ ji⁵)region of Belgium
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (bou³ lou⁵ coi³ ji⁵)district of the German Reich
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (bou³ lou⁵ coi³ ji⁵)historical republic
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (bou³ lou⁵ coi³ ji⁵)historical county
Chinese Mandarin 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔, 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (Bùlǔsài'ěr)capital city of Belgium
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (Bùlǔsài'ěr)region of Belgium
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (Bùlǔsài'ěr)district of the German Reich
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (Bùlǔsài'ěr)historical republic
- 布魯塞爾 /布鲁塞尔 (Bùlǔsài'ěr)historical county
Czech Brusel, Brusel
- Bruselcapital city of Belgium
- Bruselregion of Belgium
- Bruseldistrict of the German Reich
- Bruselhistorical republic
- Bruselhistorical county
Danish Bruxelles, Bryssel
- Bruxellescapital city of Belgium
- Brysselcapital city of Belgium
- Bruxellesregion of Belgium
- Brysselregion of Belgium
- Bruxellesdistrict of the German Reich
- Brysseldistrict of the German Reich
- Bruxelleshistorical republic
- Brysselhistorical republic
- Bruxelleshistorical county
- Brysselhistorical county
Dutch Brussel, Brussel
- Brusselcapital city of Belgium
- Brusselregion of Belgium
- Brusseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brusselhistorical republic
- Brusselhistorical county
Esperanto Bruselo, Bruselo
- Bruselocapital city of Belgium
- Bruseloregion of Belgium
- Bruselodistrict of the German Reich
- Bruselohistorical republic
- Bruselohistorical county
Estonian Brüssel, Brüssel
- Brüsselcapital city of Belgium
- Brüsselregion of Belgium
- Brüsseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brüsselhistorical republic
- Brüsselhistorical county
Finnish Bryssel, Bryssel
- Brysselcapital city of Belgium
- Brysselregion of Belgium
- Brysseladministrative apparatus of the EU
- Brysseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brysselhistorical republic
- Brysselhistorical county
French Bruxelles, Bruxelles
- Bruxellescapital city of Belgium
- Bruxellesregion of Belgium
- Bruxellesdistrict of the German Reich
- Bruxelleshistorical republic
- Bruxelleshistorical county
German Brüssel, Brüssel
- Brüsselcapital city of Belgium
- Brüsselregion of Belgium
- Brüsseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brüsselhistorical republic
- Brüsselhistorical county
Greek Βρυξέλλες, Βρυξέλλαι
- Βρυξέλλες (Vryxélles)capital city of Belgium
- Βρυξέλλαι (Vryxéllai)capital city of Belgium
- Βρυξέλλες (Vryxélles)region of Belgium
- Βρυξέλλαι (Vryxéllai)region of Belgium
- Βρυξέλλες (Vryxélles)district of the German Reich
- Βρυξέλλαι (Vryxéllai)district of the German Reich
- Βρυξέλλες (Vryxélles)historical republic
- Βρυξέλλαι (Vryxéllai)historical republic
- Βρυξέλλες (Vryxélles)historical county
- Βρυξέλλαι (Vryxéllai)historical county
Hebrew בְּרִיסֶל, בְּרִיסֶל
- בְּרִיסֶל (brisél)capital city of Belgium
- בְּרִיסֶל (brisel)region of Belgium
- בְּרִיסֶל (brisel)district of the German Reich
- בְּרִיסֶל (brisel)historical republic
- בְּרִיסֶל (brisel)historical county
Hindi ब्रसेल्स, ब्रसेल्स
- ब्रसेल्स (brasels)capital city of Belgium
- ब्रसेल्स (brasels)region of Belgium
- ब्रसेल्स (brasels)district of the German Reich
- ब्रसेल्स (brasels)historical republic
- ब्रसेल्स (brasels)historical county
Hungarian Brüsszel, Brüsszel
- Brüsszelcapital city of Belgium
- Brüsszelregion of Belgium
- Brüsszeldistrict of the German Reich
- Brüsszelhistorical republic
- Brüsszelhistorical county
Icelandic Brussel, Brussel
- Brusselcapital city of Belgium
- Brusselregion of Belgium
- Brusseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brusselhistorical republic
- Brusselhistorical county
Indonesian Brussels, Brussel
- Brusselscapital city of Belgium
- Brusselcapital city of Belgium
- Bruselcapital city of Belgium
- Brusselsregion of Belgium
- Brusselregion of Belgium
- Bruselregion of Belgium
- Brusselsdistrict of the German Reich
- Brusseldistrict of the German Reich
- Bruseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brusselshistorical republic
- Brusselhistorical republic
- Bruselhistorical republic
Irish an Bhruiséil, an Bhruiséil
- an Bhruiséilcapital city of Belgium
- an Bhruiséilregion of Belgium
- an Bhruiséildistrict of the German Reich
- an Bhruiséilhistorical republic
- an Bhruiséilhistorical county
Italian Bruxelles, Brusselles
- Bruxellescapital city of Belgium
- Brussellescapital city of Belgium
- Brussellecapital city of Belgium
- Brussellacapital city of Belgium
- Borsellacapital city of Belgium
- Bruxellesregion of Belgium
- Brussellesregion of Belgium
- Brusselleregion of Belgium
- Brussellaregion of Belgium
- Borsellaregion of Belgium
- Bruxellesdistrict of the German Reich
- Brussellesdistrict of the German Reich
Japanese ブリュッセル, ブリュッセル
- ブリュッセル (Buryusseru)capital city of Belgium
- ブリュッセル (Buryusseru)region of Belgium
- ブリュッセル (Buryusseru)district of the German Reich
- ブリュッセル (Buryusseru)historical republic
- ブリュッセル (Buryusseru)historical county
Korean 브뤼셀, 브류쎌
- 브뤼셀 (Beurwisel)capital city of Belgium
- 브류쎌 (Beuryussel)capital city of Belgium
- 브뤼셀 (Beurwisel)region of Belgium
- 브류쎌 (Beuryussel)region of Belgium
- 브뤼셀 (Beurwisel)administrative apparatus of the EU
- 브뤼셀 (Beurwisel)district of the German Reich
- 브류쎌 (Beuryussel)district of the German Reich
- 브뤼셀 (Beurwisel)historical republic
- 브류쎌 (Beuryussel)historical republic
- 브뤼셀 (Beurwisel)historical county
- 브류쎌 (Beuryussel)historical county
Latin Brosella, Bruxellae
- Brosellacapital city of Belgium
- Bruxellaecapital city of Belgium
- Brucellaecapital city of Belgium
- Brosellaregion of Belgium
- Bruxellaeregion of Belgium
- Brucellaeregion of Belgium
- Broselladistrict of the German Reich
- Bruxellaedistrict of the German Reich
- Brucellaedistrict of the German Reich
- Brosellahistorical republic
- Bruxellaehistorical republic
- Brucellaehistorical republic
Latvian Brisele, Brisele
- Briselecapital city of Belgium
- Briseleregion of Belgium
- Briseledistrict of the German Reich
- Briselehistorical republic
- Briselehistorical county
Lithuanian Briuselis, Briuselis
- Briuseliscapital city of Belgium
- Briuselisregion of Belgium
- Briuselisdistrict of the German Reich
- Briuselishistorical republic
- Briuselishistorical county
Malay Brussels, Brussel
- Brusselscapital city of Belgium
- Brusselcapital city of Belgium
- Brusselsregion of Belgium
- Brusselregion of Belgium
- Brusselsdistrict of the German Reich
- Brusseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brusselshistorical republic
- Brusselhistorical republic
- Brusselshistorical county
- Brusselhistorical county
Māori Parahara, Parahara
- Paraharacapital city of Belgium
- Parahararegion of Belgium
- Paraharadistrict of the German Reich
- Paraharahistorical republic
- Paraharahistorical county
Norwegian Bokmål Brussel, Brussel
- Brusselcapital city of Belgium
- Brusselregion of Belgium
- Brusseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brusselhistorical republic
- Brusselhistorical county
Polish Bruksela, Bruksela
- Brukselacapital city of Belgium
- Brukselaregion of Belgium
- Brukselaadministrative apparatus of the EU
- Brukseladistrict of the German Reich
- Brukselahistorical republic
- Brukselahistorical county
Portuguese Bruxelas, Bruxelas
- Bruxelascapital city of Belgium
- Bruxelasregion of Belgium
- Bruxelasdistrict of the German Reich
- Bruxelashistorical republic
- Bruxelashistorical county
Romanian Bruxelles, Bruxelles
- Bruxellescapital city of Belgium
- Bruxellesregion of Belgium
- Bruxellesdistrict of the German Reich
- Bruxelleshistorical republic
- Bruxelleshistorical county
Russian Брюссе́ль, Брюссе́ль
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)capital city of Belgium
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)region of Belgium
- Брюссель (Brjusselʹ)administrative apparatus of the EU
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)district of the German Reich
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)historical republic
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)historical county
Scottish Gaelic A' Bhruiseal, A' Bhruiseal
- A' Bhruisealcapital city of Belgium
- A' Bhruisealregion of Belgium
- A' Bhruisealdistrict of the German Reich
- A' Bhruisealhistorical republic
- A' Bhruisealhistorical county
Slovak Brusel, Brusel
- Bruselcapital city of Belgium
- Bruselregion of Belgium
- Bruseldistrict of the German Reich
- Bruselhistorical republic
- Bruselhistorical county
Spanish Bruselas, Bruselas
- Bruselascapital city of Belgium
- Bruselasregion of Belgium
- Bruselasdistrict of the German Reich
- Bruselashistorical republic
- Bruselashistorical county
Swahili Brussels, Brussels
- Brusselscapital city of Belgium
- Brusselsregion of Belgium
- Brusselsdistrict of the German Reich
- Brusselshistorical republic
- Brusselshistorical county
Swedish Bryssel, Bryssel
- Brysselcapital city of Belgium
- Brysselregion of Belgium
- Brysseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brysselhistorical republic
- Brysselhistorical county
Tagalog Bruselas, Bruselas
- Bruselascapital city of Belgium
- Bruselasregion of Belgium
- Bruselasdistrict of the German Reich
- Bruselashistorical republic
- Bruselashistorical county
Tamil பிரசல்ஸ், பிரசல்ஸ்
- பிரசல்ஸ் (piracals)capital city of Belgium
- பிரசல்ஸ் (piracals)region of Belgium
- பிரசல்ஸ் (piracals)district of the German Reich
- பிரசல்ஸ் (piracals)historical republic
- பிரசல்ஸ் (piracals)historical county
Thai บรัสเซลส์, บรัสเซลส์
- บรัสเซลส์ (brás-seel)capital city of Belgium
- บรัสเซลส์ (brás-seel)region of Belgium
- บรัสเซลส์ (brás-seel)district of the German Reich
- บรัสเซลส์ (brás-seel)historical republic
- บรัสเซลส์ (brás-seel)historical county
Turkish Brüksel, Brüksel
- Brükselcapital city of Belgium
- Brükselregion of Belgium
- Brükseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brükselhistorical republic
- Brükselhistorical county
Ukrainian Брюссе́ль, Брюссе́ль
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)capital city of Belgium
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)region of Belgium
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)district of the German Reich
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)historical republic
- Брюссе́ль (Brjussélʹ)historical county
Urdu بْرَسَلْز, بْرَسَلْز
- بْرَسَلْز (brasalz)capital city of Belgium
- بْرَسَلْز (brasalz)region of Belgium
- بْرَسَلْز (brasalz)district of the German Reich
- بْرَسَلْز (brasalz)historical republic
- بْرَسَلْز (brasalz)historical county
Vietnamese Brúc-xen, Brúc-xen
- Brúc-xencapital city of Belgium
- Brúc-xenregion of Belgium
- Brúc-xendistrict of the German Reich
- Brúc-xenhistorical republic
- Brúc-xenhistorical county
Welsh Brwsel, Brwsel
- Brwselcapital city of Belgium
- Brwselregion of Belgium
- Brwseldistrict of the German Reich
- Brwselhistorical republic
- Brwselhistorical county
Yiddish בריסל, בריסל
- בריסל (brisl)capital city of Belgium
- בריסל (brisl)region of Belgium
- בריסל (brisl)district of the German Reich
- בריסל (brisl)historical republic
- בריסל (brisl)historical county
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APA
Brussels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brussels
MLA
“Brussels.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brussels. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brussels,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brussels.
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