Brest

[ brest; for 2 also Russian bryest ]

/ brɛst; for 2 also Russian bryɛst /

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noun

a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.

Formerly Brest Litovsk. a city in SW Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Bug River: formerly in Poland; German-Russian peace treaty 1918.

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Words nearby Brest

bresaola, Brescia, Breshkovsky, Breslau, Bresson, Brest, Brest Litovsk, Bretagne, bretelle, brethren, Breton

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How to use Brest in a sentence

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Riahi lived in France for four years, beginning at the age of two, while her father was trained in Brest as a hydrologist.
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Writer-director Brest worked at Bronx State Hospital during college where he observed the behaviors of various patients.
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The child of Finnish sea-folk who had drifted to Brest and died there, she had been adopted by an old Breton sea-dog and his wife.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The British transport Europa, having troops on board, was totally destroyed by fire opposite Brest, and 21 lives lost.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Thy worth, in euery honest brest buyldes one,Making their friendly hearts thy funerall stone.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Hump, stay and take this wolfeOut of my brest, that thou hast lodgd there, orFor euer lose mee.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Papers captured on a French frigate showed Keppel that a fleet superior to his own lay in Brest harbour.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon

British Dictionary definitions for Brest

Brest

/ (brɛst) /

noun

a port in NW France, in Brittany: chief naval station of the country, planned by Richelieu in 1631 and fortified by Vauban. Pop: 149 634 (1999)

a city in SW Belarus: Polish until 1795 and from 1921 to 1945. Pop: 299 000 (2005 est)Former name (until 1921): Brest Litovsk (brɛst liˈtɔfsk) Polish name: Brześć nad Bugiem

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