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Bruges

/bʁyʒ/

proper noun/bʁyʒ/

Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium)

Related: brugeois, Brugeois, Brugeoise

Inherited from Old French Bruges, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

proper noun/bʁyʒ/

Bruges (a commune and town in Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)

Related: Brugeais, Brugeaise

Inherited from Old French Bruges, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.