"br" meaning in English

See br in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

  1. (rare) Alternative form of brr (“expressing cold and shivering”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: brr (extra: expressing cold and shivering)
    Sense id: en-br-en-intj-wLHqD0Dq Categories (other): Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 40 1 3 1 38 4 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} br
  1. (in real estate ads) Abbreviation of bedroom. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: bedroom Related terms: BR [alternative], br. [alternative] Coordinate_terms: ba (english: bathroom)
    Sense id: en-br-en-noun-BqR-a2OV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "ref": "1980, Vajiravudh, Pʼra Ruang: Drama in Verse, page 30:",
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          "ref": "2008, Annie Tempest, “Tottering-By-Gently”, in Country Life Illustrated, volume 202, page 96:",
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          "ref": "2009, RILA, page 193:",
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