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bruin
[ broo-in ]
/ ˈbru ɪn /
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noun
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
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Origin of bruin
1475–85; <Middle Dutch bruyn, bruun literally, the brown one, name of the bear in the fable of Reynard the Fox
Words nearby bruin
Brueghel, Pieter, the Elder, Bruges, Brugmann, brugmansia, Bruhn, bruin, bruise, bruiser, bruising, bruit, brulé
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British Dictionary definitions for bruin
bruin
/ (ˈbruːɪn) /
noun
a name for a bear, used in children's tales, fables, etc
Word Origin for bruin
C17: from Dutch bruin brown, the name of the bear in the epic Reynard the Fox
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