Meanings
brest1
plural brests
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of breast.
Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure.
1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Visions of the Worlds Vanitie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
Brest2
Brest3
- A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland.
Synonyms: Brest-Litovsk, Brest-on-the-Bug
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city in Belarus, on the border with Poland.
Origin
Brest · proper noun
- Proto-Celtic*brixs“hill”
- BretonBrest
- EnglishBrest
From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.
More words from Breton, Proto-Celtic
Full word history & related roots →Brest · proper noun
- RussianБрест
- EnglishBrest
Borrowed from Russian Брест (Brest).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بْرِيسْت, بْرِيسْت
- بْرِيسْت (brīst)a city in Brittany, France
- بْرِيسْت (brest)a city in Brittany, France
- بْرِيسْت (brīst)a city in Belarus
- بْرِيسْت (brest)a city in Belarus
Bulgarian Брест, Брест
- Брестa city in Brittany, France
- Брестa city in Belarus
Catalan Brest, Brest
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
- Bresta city in Belarus
Chinese Mandarin 布雷斯特, 布列斯特
- 布雷斯特 (Bùléisītè)a city in Brittany, France
- 布列斯特 (Bùlièsītè)a city in Belarus
Czech Brest
- Bresta city in Belarus
Danish Brest, Brest
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
- Bresta city in Belarus
Dutch Brest, Brest
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
- Bresta city in Belarus
Estonian Brest
- Bresta city in Belarus
Finnish Brest, Brest
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
- Bresta city in Belarus
French Brest, Brest
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
- Bresta city in Belarus
Greek Βρέστη, Μπρεστ
- Βρέστη (Vrésti)a city in Brittany, France
- Μπρεστa city in Brittany, France
- Μπρεστa city in Belarus
Hebrew ברסט
- ברסט (brest)a city in Belarus
Italian Brėst
- Brėsta city in Belarus
Japanese ブレスト, ブレスト
- ブレスト (Buresuto)a city in Brittany, France
- ブレスト (Buresuto)a city in Belarus
Korean 브레스트, 브레스트
- 브레스트 (beureseuteu)a city in Brittany, France
- 브레스트 (Beureseuteu)a city in Belarus
Latin Brestia, Brestum
- Brestiaa city in Brittany, France
- Brestuma city in Brittany, France
- Brestiaa city in Belarus
- Brestuma city in Belarus
Latvian Bresta
- Brestaa city in Belarus
Lithuanian Brestas, Brestas
- Brestasa city in Brittany, France
- Brestasa city in Belarus
- Brastaa city in Belarus
Polish Brest, Brześć
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
- Brześća city in Belarus
Portuguese Brest, Brest
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
- Bresta city in Belarus
Russian Брест, Брест
- Брестa city in Brittany, France
- Брестa city in Belarus
- Бе́рестье (Bérestʹje)a city in Belarus
Slovak Brest
- Bresta city in Belarus
Spanish Brest, Brest
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
- Bresta city in Belarus
Turkish Brest, Brest
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
- Bresta city in Belarus
Ukrainian Брест, Брест
- Брестa city in Brittany, France
- Брестa city in Belarus
- Бере́стя (Beréstja)a city in Belarus
- Бе́ресть (Bérestʹ)a city in Belarus
Welsh Brest
- Bresta city in Brittany, France
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
brest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brest
“brest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brest. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brest.
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