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Brussels
(brus′əlz)
capital of Belgium, in the central part: headquarters of the European Union: pop. 952,000
Fl. name Brussel
See Brussels in American Heritage Dictionary 4
The capital and largest 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 Hapsburgs. Officially bilingual (Flemish and French), it became capital of Belgium in 1830. Population: 146,000.
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