Definition of brussels Brussels

/bɹʌˈsʌlz/ - [brusulz] - Brus•sels

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What does brussels mean?

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brussels - the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
		Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgian capital, capital of Belgium

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brussels (n.)
A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc.

brussels
brus′elz, n. contracted from Brussels-carpet, a kind of carpet in which the worsted threads are arranged in the warp, and are interwoven into a network of linen. Still, the bulk of the carpet consists of wool.—n.pl. Bruss′els-sprouts, a variety of the common cabbage with sprouts like miniature cabbages. [Named from Brussels in Belgium.]

Brussels (,) is the capital city of Belgium and the European Union.

In 2007 its population, the people living in it, was 145,917. But the area around it, known as the Brussels-Capital Region, had 1,031,215 people (which makes it the largest city area in Belgium).

The people in Brussels used to only speak Flemish (a type of Dutch) but more and more people speaking French moved there and now French is spoken more than Dutch. But there are lots of other languages spoken as well since the European Union based its offices in the city.

"Brussels sprouts" are named after the city and it is also where many popular comics in Europe originated (Tintin, The Smurfs, Snorks, Lucky Luke). It is also well known for a style of building know as "Art Nouveau", its waffles and its chocolates.

The city is located at 50° 50 North, 04° 21 East.