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Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
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Dutch
Etymology
From nl Brussels Brussels adjective + nl hoofdstedelijk capital adjective + nl gewest administrative region.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbrʏsəls ˌɦoːf(t)ˈsteːdələk ɣəˈʋɛst/
nl Nl-Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.ogg
Proper noun
n Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
the bilingual central, bilingual region (i.e. constitutive member territory) of federal Belgium, comprising only the 19 municipalities of the capital metropolis Brussels; its constitutional status differs in several points from that of the far larger and more populous regions Flanders (northern, Dutch-speaking; Brussels is an enclave in it) and Wallonia (southern; Francophone, with a small German-speaking minority component)
nl Anderlecht Brussel Elsene Etterbeek Evere Ganshoren Jette Koekelberg Oudergem Schaarbeek Sint-Agatha-Berchem Sint-Gillis Sint-Jans-Molenbeek Sint-Joost-ten-Node Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Ukkel Vorst Watermaal-Bosvoorde