Brie
noun
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
Brie
1 American
[br ee]
/ bri /
noun
Brie
2
American
[bree]
/ bri /
noun
Brie
1
British
/ briː /
noun
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a soft creamy white cheese, similar to Camembert but milder
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a mainly agricultural area in N France, between the Rivers Marne and Seine: noted esp for its cheese
brie
2
British
/ briː /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Brie
First recorded in 1840–50
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Chief Customer Officer Brie Carere says the company’s goal was to focus on higher-value goods where shippers give priority to speed, precision, visibility and reliability over the lowest price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
High-fat cheeses are defined as having more than 20% fat and include common types such as cheddar, Brie and Gouda.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
Dave Franco and Alison Brie are married in real life, but in the body horror romance “Together,” they play an engaged couple named Tim and Millie who might be happier breaking up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Taylor Swift and actress Brie Larson have also begged for the position.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
And I get the impression from that one syllable that he’s not on the same page as Brie, at least when it comes to this.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
“Her methodology feels very Eastern European in male and female relationships and dynamics,” Sokol explains as her guests pick at deviled eggs and brie cheese with manicured nails.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Time is a wheel of brie my friends; it just keeps rolling.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2025
Bordeaux, baguettes and brie can only do so much to tempt the entrepreneurial class to stick around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
The cheese alone can shape the whole experience: the richness of brie, the bite of gorgonzola, the grassiness of goat.
From Salon ● May 31, 2025
I have never been one of those Americans who pepper their conversation with French phrases and entertain guests with wheels of brie.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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