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

According to the prosecution case, Le Pen presided over a system for several years in which RN staff members from Paris were "taken on" as EU parliamentary assistants in Brussels.

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Brussels frets about other EU member states now potentially rushing to secure good bilateral relations with Trump at the expense of unity.

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The couple went to the press, with limited success, and took their case to regulators in the UK, US, and Brussels.

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Georgians overwhelmingly back joining the European Union, but the EU froze that process this year amid stinging accusations from Brussels that the government was backsliding on democracy.

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"The US has been saying to Israel that they have to improve humanitarian support to Gaza, but they gave one month delay," he told reporters in Brussels.

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