Brest
/bɹɛst/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete spelling of breast. alt-of, obsolete
"Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure."
Proper Noun
- 1 A port city in Brittany, France.
- 2 A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The high speed, high comfort electric train Minsk—Brest will depart in five minutes from the fourth track at the second platform."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian Брест (Brest).