Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital city of Belgium, in the central part of the country. Once the chief town of Brabant, it was made (1530) the capital of the Netherlands under the Habsburgs. Officially bilingual (Flemish and French), it became capital of Belgium in 1830.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc.
- noun a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. The worsted, which alone shows on the upper surface in drawn up in loops to form the pattern.
- noun a name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace. It is very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads.
- noun an expensive kind of lace of several varieties, originally made in Brussels.
- noun an imitation of Brussels ground, made by machinery.
- noun See
Point lace . - noun (Bot.) a plant of the Cabbage family, which produces, in the axils of the upright stem, numerous small green heads, or “sprouts,” each a cabbage in miniature, of one or two inches in diameter; the thousand-headed cabbage.
- noun a ground for lace, made of silk, with meshes partly straight and partly arched.
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- proper noun The
capital ofBelgium . - proper noun idiomatic The
European Union .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Examples
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BRUSSELS, October 3, 2009 - "This is a day of celebration for Ireland and for Europe", chuckled former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt to the press from a smoke-filled Irish pub in the heart of the European Union headquarters in Brussels.
Human Rights First: EU's Lucky Charm: Ireland Supports Lisbon Treaty - Now What? 2009
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~BRUSSELS SPROUTS SAUTED~ -- One pound of Brussels sprouts should be thoroughly washed and boiled and then put into a pan over the fire together with a good-sized lump of butter, a little salt, and toss for eight minutes.
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[Illustration: Julius Van Hee, American Vice-Consul at Ghent] [Illustration: Lewis Richards] [Illustration: A Brussels soup-kitchen run by volunteers] [Illustration: Meals served to the children in the schools] _Brussels, December 21, 1914_.
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium Hugh Gibson 1918
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BRUSSELS/VIENNA (Reuters) - European Union leaders will lay the foundations for a Brussels on Thursday, but any package will demand ...
WN.com - Articles related to Gold prices fall amid Greece's financial woes 2010
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Brussels athletics meet chiefs were celebrating Thursday organising the 'most expensive 100 metres ever' after securing the three fastest men in the world for their August 27 event.
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BRUSSELS/VIENNA (Reuters) - European Union leaders will lay the foundations for a Brussels on Thursday, but any package will demand ...
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BRUSSELS - Belgian rivals Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin will play an exhibition match in Brussels and attempt to beat the record crowd of 30,472 that assembled for the Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs match at the Houston Astrodome.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Raf Casert 2010
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BRUSSELS/VIENNA (Reuters) - European Union leaders will lay the foundations for a Brussels on Thursday, but any package will demand ...
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BRUSSELS - Belgian rivals Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin will play an exhibition match in Brussels and attempt to beat the record crowd of 30,472 that assembled for the Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs match at the Houston Astrodome.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Raf Casert 2010
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Brussels athletics meet chiefs were celebrating Thursday organising the 'most expensive 100 metres ever' after securing the three fastest men in the world for their August 27 event.
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