Associations to the word «Bruges»

Wiktionary

BRUGES, proper noun. Capital city of the province of West Flanders, Belgium.

Dictionary definition

BRUGES, noun. A city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats