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Bruges

//bɹuːʒ// name

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

Etymology

From French Bruges, from Old French, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Doublet of bridge and Brigg.

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