Definitions for Brothers
broth·ers

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1. brothersnoun

   male siblings

2. brothersnoun

   males of negro descent, or supporters of equal rights

3. brothersnoun

   persons, particularly males, connected by a common cause or situation

   "The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny." uE000101830uE001 Martin Luther King Jr. (1963)

4. Brothersnoun

   plural of Brother, but may include female individuals

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1. Brothers

   of Brother

2. Brothers

   of Brother

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1. Brothers

   Brothers is a 2004 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen. It stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Nielsen and Ulrich Thomsen. The film was remade as an American production with the same title, directed by Jim Sheridan.

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1. brothers

   Song lyrics by brothers -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by brothers on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. BROTHERS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brothers is ranked #3096 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brothers surname appeared 11,619 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Brothers.
   
   79.1% or 9,193 total occurrences were White.
   15.6% or 1,813 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 241 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 234 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 82 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 56 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Brothers' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2941

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Brothers' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2144

How to pronounce Brothers?

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 Brothers in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brothers in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brothers in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Brothers in a Sentence

1. Terrence Howard:

   Oh, it could mean love; sometimes it's a noun; sometimes it's a verb; sometimes it's an adjective; it's all, there's a spirit attached to it, you know, my dad uses it. My brothers use it. I use it. I'm sitting here, I'm hoping maybe I won't use it with my son, but I don't know if I'll be honest if I didn't use it with my son. You know, my friends use it. I call my white friends 'what's up, my n****?' You know, that's, it has taken on this term to us, but it's blown out of proportion outside the world, so I don't know.

2. Dave Michelson:

   Virgil Earp was the constable back before Virgil Earp brothers got here — Wyatt and Morgan — and Virgil Earp actually killed a cowboy out in front of the Palace, doc Holiday( played) cards here before they went to Tombstone.

3. Ernest Bower:

   If the ASEAN leaders feel that the United States is investing in ASEAN ... that would encourage even the weakest, the most susceptible ASEAN states to sign on with their brothers to make these statements, no one in Southeast Asia wants the Chinese to run roughshod over their smaller neighbors.

4. Barack Hussein Obama:

   When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of community and connection, a commitment to the idea that we are our brothers' keepers.

5. D. H. Lawrence:

   I believe a man is born first unto himself --for the happy developing of himself, while the world is a nursery, and the pretty things are to be snatched for, and pleasant things tasted; some people seem to exist thus right to the end. But most are born again on entering manhood; then they are born to humanity, to a consciousness of all the laughing, and the never-ceasing murmur of pain and sorrow that comes from the terrible multitudes of brothers.

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