"Brig" meaning in English

See Brig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Brig
  1. A district in Valais canton, Switzerland. Categories (place): Districts of Switzerland, Places in Switzerland
    Sense id: en-Brig-en-name-cyA-dNmF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. A town in Brig-Glis municipality, Valais canton, Switzerland. Categories (place): Places in Switzerland, Towns in Switzerland Synonyms: Brigue (english: French spelling sometimes used in English, though Brig itself is German-speaking) Related terms: Brig Bretach
    Sense id: en-Brig-en-name-eHUokHTl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (4d5d0bb and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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