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bruges

/ˈbɹudʒɪz/

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What does bruges mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium.
  2. A city and town in Gironde department, Aquitaine, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  3. A settlement in Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget commune, Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɹudʒɪz/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/bɹuʒ/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The civil wars of Flanders, and the Spanish government which succeeded them, chased away the great commerce of Antwerp, Ghent, and Bruges.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
At the beginning of the sixteenth century the pearls of Cubagua were known at Seville, at Toledo, and at the great fairs of Augsburg and Bruges.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
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Hardicanute was then at Bruges, in Flanders, plotting, with his mother (who had gone over there after the cruel murder of Prince Alfred), for the invasion of England.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699