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Etymology 1

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From Brüssel +‎ -er.

Noun

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Brüsseler m (strong, genitive Brüsselers, plural Brüsseler, feminine Brüsselerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Brussels
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Etymology 2

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From Brüssel +‎ -er.

Adjective

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Brüsseler (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Brussels
Usage notes
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  • Words like this are considered indeclinable adjectives, as noted by Duden, DWDS and other modern German references, but are capitalized because they originated as genitive plurals of substantives. See -er for more.