Bruges

[ broo-jiz, broozh; French bryzh ]

noun

1. a city in NW Belgium: connected by canal with its seaport, Zeebrugge.

Bruges

/ bryʒ; bruːʒ /

noun

1. a city in NW Belgium, capital of West Flanders province: centre of the medieval European wool and cloth trade. Pop: 117 025 (2004 est) Flemish nameBruggeˈbryxə

Example Sentences

Previous winners of the short film Oscar include Martin McDonagh, who went on to direct In Bruges.

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So we ended up scanning the real Bruges Madonna and putting it in as a visual effect.

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And the actor nabbed a surprise 2009 Golden Globe playing a conflicted mob hitman in the Sundance hit In Bruges.

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Born in Bruges, Belgium, Wouter De Backer moved with his family to Australia at the age of 2.

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This is Bruges sleeping peacefully in old age, lulled to rest by the sound of its own carillon.

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At break of day next morning a cold, heavy mist hung low over Bruges, and in the Bourg everything was shrouded in darkness.

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Damme, where the patriots mustered on the eve of the Bruges Matins, is within a short hour's stroll from the east end of the town.

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The signal for revolt had been given, and for some months Bruges, like the rest of Flanders, was in disorder.

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After the Restoration Charles sent to the citizens of Bruges a letter of thanks for the way in which they had received him.

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