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Brest¹

  • /bɹɛst/

Sounds like breast · Rhymes with -ɛst

Where it comes from

From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.

proper noun

  1. A port city in the department of Finistère, and the region of Brittany, France.

Brest²

  • /bɹɛst/

Sounds like breast · Rhymes with -ɛst

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian Брест (Brest).

proper noun

  1. A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland.

    Similar: Brest-Litovsk, Brest-on-the-Bug

brest³

noun brests

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of breast Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure.

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name a city in Brittany, France

EspañolBrest
한국어브레스트 beureseuteu
日本語ブレスト Buresuto
中文布雷斯特 Bùléisītè
PortuguêsBrest
FrançaisBrest
ΕλληνικάΒρέστη Vrésti
العربيةبْرِيسْت brīst, بْرِيسْت brest

name a city in Belarus

EspañolBrest
한국어브레스트 Beureseuteu
日本語ブレスト Buresuto
中文布列斯特 Bùlièsītè
PortuguêsBrest
FrançaisBrest
ItalianoBrėst
РусскийБе́рестье Bérestʹje
العربيةبْرِيسْت brīst, بْرِيسْت brest
עבריתברסט brest

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"brest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

brest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brest

Chicago

"brest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brest.

BibTeX
@misc{brest_2026,
  title = {brest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}