"Bremain" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɹɪˈmeɪn/
Etymology: Blend of Britain + remain, by analogy with Brexit. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Britain|remain}} Blend of Britain + remain, {{m|en|Brexit}} Brexit Head templates: {{en-prop}} Bremain
  1. (UK politics) The fact of the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union. Tags: UK Categories (topical): UK politics, Brexit Categories (place): United Kingdom
    Sense id: en-Bremain-en-name-eVFK2V5M Disambiguation of Brexit: 61 39 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 64 36 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: government, politics

Verb

IPA: /bɹɪˈmeɪn/ Forms: Bremains [present, singular, third-person], Bremaining [participle, present], Bremained [participle, past], Bremained [past]
Etymology: Blend of Britain + remain, by analogy with Brexit. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Britain|remain}} Blend of Britain + remain, {{m|en|Brexit}} Brexit Head templates: {{en-verb}} Bremain (third-person singular simple present Bremains, present participle Bremaining, simple past and past participle Bremained)
  1. (of Britain) To remain in the European Union. Categories (place): European Union Related terms: Bremainer, Brexit, Bre-entry, Remainiac, Remoaner, Remainer
    Sense id: en-Bremain-en-verb-5qmKXDwd Disambiguation of European Union: 42 58 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

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