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- [brest; for 2 also Russian bryest]
- /brɛst; for 2 also Russian bryɛst/
- /brest/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brest; for 2 also Russian bryest]
- /brɛst; for 2 also Russian bryɛst/
Definitions of brest word
- noun brest a port in NW France, in Brittany: chief naval station of the country, planned by Richelieu in 1631 and fortified by Vauban. Pop: 148 316 (2006) 3
- noun brest a city in SW Belarus: Polish until 1795 and from 1921 to 1945. Pop: 299 000 (2005 est) 3
- noun brest seaport in W France, on the Atlantic: pop. 148,000 3
- noun brest city in SW Belarus, on the Bug River: pop. 277,000: site of the signing of a separate peace treaty (March, 1918) between Russia & the Central Powers 3
- noun brest a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944. 1
- noun brest Formerly Brest Litovsk. a city in SW Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Bug River: formerly in Poland; German-Russian peace treaty 1918. 1
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Parts of speech for Brest
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brest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brest usage trend in Literature
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