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BRUXELLES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Synonyms:
Belgian capital; Brussels; Bruxelles; capital of Belgium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Bruxelles" is a part of...):
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)