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Brussels
 
SYLLABICATION:Brus·sels
PRONUNCIATION:  brslz
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: 136,488.
 
 
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