bruin

[ broo-in ]

noun

1. a bear, especially a European brown bear.

bruin

/ ˈbruːɪn /

noun

1. a name for a bear, used in children's tales, fables, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of bruin¹

1475–85; < Middle Dutch bruyn, bruun literally, the brown one, name of the bear in the fable of Reynard the Fox

Word History and Origins

Origin of bruin¹

C17: from Dutch bruin brown, the name of the bear in the epic Reynard the Fox

Example Sentences

“He’s still a Bruin and everything so we’re going to evaluate everything, but when you have a backup quarterback that can come in and play well like that, you know everyone is excited about him and his future is bright at UCLA.”

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In what might have been his final game as a Bruin, linebacker Carson Schwesinger blocked a punt and tallied 15 tackles, the ninth time this season the Butkus Award finalist has reached double digits in that category.

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Campus tours and Bruin Day for all admitted students feature multilingual assistance so parents can receive information in the language they are most comfortable speaking.

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Hamilton said the Black Bruin Resource Center gives her a sense of belonging as she thinks about the Black pioneers who walked the campus before her, such as baseball legend Jackie Robinson and Ralph Bunche, a civil rights icon who was the first African American awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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This time, for once, the Trojans finished, Maiava running away from two Bruin defenders to find a leaping Lane in the back of the end zone.

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