Meanings
comparative more Bruxellian · superlative most Bruxellian
- humorousnonce wordOf or pertaining to Brussels or metonymically the European Union.
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I don’t know why Brexiters feel so oppressed by Bruxellian rule and devoid of sovereignty, given that a three-part series is commissioned by a major broadcaster every time a shopping list or a bus ticket is discovered that once came within three metres of anyone closer than 18th in line to the throne.
2019, Lucy Mangan, The Guardian
Origin
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Bruxellian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bruxellian
“Bruxellian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bruxellian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bruxellian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bruxellian.
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