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bruges

/bɹuːʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
bruges
IPA
/bɹuːʒ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium.

name

A city and town in Gironde department, Aquitaine, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

name

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Bruges, -, *brugjǭ

Phrases

gold of Bruges

Rhymes With

stooges refuges rouge luge ush gamboge uzh uzhe

Questions

How do you pronounce bruges?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹuːʒ/.
What does bruges mean?
The capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium.
Where does bruges come from?
It is traced to French.

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