"Brest" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /bʁɛst/ Audio: Fr-Brest.ogg
Etymology: From earlier Bresta, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic bre (“hill”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|cel-pro|*brixs|t=hill}} Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-, {{cog|gd|bre||hill}} Scottish Gaelic bre (“hill”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Brest m
  1. Brest (a port city in Finistère, Brittany, France). Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Brittany, France, Cities in France, Places in Brittany, France, Places in France Derived forms: Brestois, Brestoise, brestois, tonnerre de Brest, Paris-Brest
    Sense id: en-Brest-fr-name-anq8mz0N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /bʁɛst/ Audio: Fr-Brest.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Брест (Brest). Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|ru|Брест}} Russian Брест (Brest) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Brest m
  1. Brest (a city in Belarus), on the border with Poland. Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Belarus, Places in Belarus Synonyms: Brest-Litovsk [historical], Brest-sur-le-Boug [historical]
    Sense id: en-Brest-fr-name-NDlrzfb6 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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