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(Bruxelles) Capital of Belgium and of Brabant province, central Belgium. During the Middle Ages, it achieved prosperity through the wool trade and became capital of the Spanish Netherlands. In 1830 it became capital of newly independent Belgium. Sites include a 13th-century cathedral, the town hall, splendid art nouveau buildings, and academies of fine arts. The main commercial, financial, cultural and administrative centre of Belgium, it is also the headquarters of the European Community (EC) and of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Industries: textiles, chemicals, electronic equipment, electrical goods, brewing. Pop. (2005) 964,000.

Brussels

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City and capital of Belgium, and of Brabant province, situated almost in the centre of the country in the Senne river valley at the junction of the Charleroi-Brussels and Willebroek canals; city population (2003 est) 981,200, urban agglomeration 1,750,600. Industries include lace, textiles, pharmaceuticals, electronics, processed food, machinery, and chemicals. It is the headquarters of the European Union (EU) and, since 1967, of the international secretariat of NATO. It contains the Belgian royal seat, the chief courts, the chamber of commerce, and is the centre of the principal banks of the country. Founded on an island in the River Senne c. 580, Brussels became a city in 1312, and was declared capital of the Spanish Netherlands in 1530 and of Belgium in 1830. The city is officially bilingual (French and Flemish). History Brussels was probably a military camp during Roman times, and was inhabited later (7th century AD ) by the Franks. It was first mentioned as Broekzelle , a Dutch…
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City (pop., 2008 est.: 148,873), capital of Belgium . It is part of the Brussels-Capital Region (pop., 2008 est.: 1,048,491), one of the three federal regions into which Belgium is divided. Brussels lies on the Senne River, a tributary of the Schelde . It began as a trading settlement and ultimately…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(brŭ'sӘlz), Fr. Bruxelles , Du. Brussel , city and region (1995 pop. 948,122), 63 sq mi (162 sq km), capital of Belgium, central Belgium, on the Senne River and at the junction of the Charleroi-Brussels and Willebroek canals. The city lies within, but is not part of, Flemish Brabant . It is…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City and capital of Belgium, and of Brabant province, situated almost in the centre of the country in the Senne river valley at the junction of the Charleroi-Brussels and Willebroek canals; city population (2003 est) 981,200, urban agglomeration 1,750,600. Industries include lace, textiles, …
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Region of Belgium, comprising the city of Brussels and the surrounding area. See table at belgium . City, ✽ of Belgium, in Brussels region on Senne River; pop. (2004p) 141,312; commercial and political center; electrical equipment, machinery, rubber goods; city hall (15th cent.); palaces; cathedral…
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Full text Article brussels sprouts

From Library of Health and Living: The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health
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A vegetable of the cabbage family ( cruciferous vegetables ), characterized by a stem with rows of small heads resembling miniature cabbages. Brussels sprouts are one of the seven vegetables developed from the wild cabbage native to northwestern Europe. The cruciferous vegetables in general possess…
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From The Oxford Companion to Food
Brassica oleracea , Gemmifera group, a many-headed subspecies of the common cabbage. The main head never achieves more than a straggly growth while many miniature head buds grow around the stem. (The phenomenon may sometimes be induced in a normal cabbage by cutting off the top before the head has…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Sunshine(average hours per day) Temperatures Discomfort from heat and humidity Precipitation and humidity Wet days(more than 0.1 mm/0.004 in) Average daily Highest recorded Lowest recorded Relative humidity Average monthly precipitation minimum maximum 0630 1230 °C °F °C °F °C °F °C °F % mm in Jan 2…
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Full text Article TREATY OF BRUSSELS

From Encyclopedia of Historical Treaties and Alliances
TREATY AT A GLANCE Completed March 17, 1948, at Brussels, Belgium Signatories Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg Overview When Great Britain, France, and the Benelux nations responded to the 1948 Communist coup in Czechoslovakia by signing a mutual defense alliance in…
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Full text Article Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival

From Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival was established in 1983 in Brussels, Belgium. Conducted in various venues in and around Brussels, it focuses exclusively on short and feature films of the horror, thriller, cult, and science fiction genres. More than 60, 000 people attend the annual…
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Full text Article Brussels Conference 1937

From Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations
After outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in July 1937, the League of Nations took up the question of whether an act of aggression had occurred and what, if anything, the League members should do in response. Japan withdrew from the League in 1933 in reaction to the League's adoption of the findings…
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