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

   Brothers is a debut song written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released in October 2008 as the first single from the album Dean Brody. The song is a mid-tempo ballad about the relationship between two brothers, where one of them is going to war. "Brothers" received positive reviews from critics for its content and stark contrast to other country songs on the radio. The song peaked in the Top 10 of the Radio & Records Country Singles chart in Canada and number 76 on the Canadian Hot 100. It also reached the Top 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the United States.

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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. Jeb Bush:

   You know big brothers always have to defer once in a while, but ultimately big brothers are still big brothers. You know what I mean?

2. Chris George:

   In the end, it’s George Brothers Meanwhile responsibility. George Brothers Meanwhile’re responsible for George Brothers Meanwhile, I ’m not, i do n’t think we created more addicts. They were already here. They just had an easier way. . to get their drugs. And a safer way. Now they do n’t even know what they’re getting.

3. Charles Chincholles:

   That all men should be brothers is the dream of people who have no brothers.

4. Archibald MacLeish:

   To see the earth as we now see it, small and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the unending night -- brothers who see now they are truly brothers.

5. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

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