Definitions for Brest
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brestnoun

   a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brestnoun

   A port city in Brittany, France.

2. Brestnoun

   A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brestnoun

   In architecture. That member of a column, called also the torus, or tore.

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1. brest

   Brest is a city located in western France, situated in Brittany region. It is known for its rich maritime history and culture, hosting important events such as international maritime festivals. It is also a significant seaport, with one of the most important harbors in the country. Additionally, it is realized for its distinguished landmarks like the Brest Castle and the National Maritime Museum.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brest

   for Bursteth

2. Brestnoun

   alt. of Breast

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brest

   Brest is a city in the Finistère département in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon. The city is located on the western edge of continental Europe, hence the expression "Europe from Brest to Brest ". With 142,722 inhabitants in a 2007 census, Brest is at the centre of Western Brittany's largest metropolitan area, ranking third behind only Nantes and Rennes in the whole of historic Brittany, and the 22nd most populous city in France; moreover, Brest provides services to the one million inhabitants of Western Brittany. Although Brest is by far the largest city in Finistère, the préfecture of the department is the much smaller Quimper. During the Middle Ages, the history of Brest was the history of its castle. Then Richelieu made it a military harbour. Brest grew around its arsenal, until the second part of the 20th century. Profoundly marked by the Allies bombing raids during World War II, the city centre was completely rebuilt after the war. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the deindustrialization of the city was followed by the development of the service sector. Nowadays, Brest is an important university town with 23,000 students. Besides a multidisciplinary university, the University of Western Brittany, Brest and its surrounding area possess several prestigious French elite schools such as École Navale, Télécom Bretagne and the Superior National School of Advanced Techniques of Brittany. Brest is also an important research centre, mainly focused on the sea, with among others the largest Ifremer centre, le Cedre and the French Polar Institute.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brest

   a strongly-fortified naval station in the extreme NW. of France; one of the chief naval stations in France, with a magnificent harbour, and one of the safest, first made a marine arsenal by Richelieu; has large shipbuilding yards and arsenal; its industries are chiefly related to naval equipment, with leather, waxcloth, and paper manufactures.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brest

   A seaport in Northwestern France; besieged by Julius Cæsar, 54 B.C.; possessed by the English in 1378; given up to the Duke of Brittany in 1390. Lord Berkeley and a British fleet and army were repulsed here with dreadful loss in 1694. The magazine burnt to the value of some millions of pounds sterling, 1744; marine hospital, with 50 galley-slaves, burnt, in 1766; the magazine again destroyed by fire, July 10, 1784. England maintained a large blockading squadron off the harbor from 1793 to 1815, but with little injury to France. It is now a chief naval station of France, and from the fortifications and other vast works of late construction it is considered impregnable.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BREST

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brest is ranked #47966 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brest surname appeared 441 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Brest.
   
   95.4% or 421 total occurrences were White.
   2.7% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • City
   • Port

How to pronounce Brest?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Brest in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brest in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Brest in a Sentence

1. Veronique Martin:

   This inscription is a mystery and it is for this that we are launching the appeal, these dates correspond more or less to the years that various artillery batteries that protected Brest and notably Corbeau Fort which is right next to it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Brest
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brest
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Brest
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Brest
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Brest
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Brest
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html