English Explanatory Dictionary

Brest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A port city in Brittany, France.
name
  1. A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of breast.

Pronunciation

/bɹɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brest.wav

Word forms

Brest brests

Etymology

From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.

Synonyms

Brest-Litovsk Brest-on-the-Bug

Derived words

brest-plate
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