Brest (br st)1. A city of northwest France on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Its large landlocked harbor was built in 1631 by Cardinal Richelieu as a military base and arsenal. Population: 145,000. 2. Formerly Brest-Li·tovsk (-l  -tôfsk ) A city of southwest Belarus on the Bug River near the Polish border. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, a separate peace treaty between Russia and the German coalition in World War I, was signed here on March 3, 1918. Population: 300,000. |
Brest [brɛst]
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1. (Placename) a port in NW France, in Brittany: chief naval station of the country, planned by Richelieu in 1631 and fortified by Vauban. Pop.: 149 634 (1999)
2. (Placename) a city in SW Belarus: Polish until 1795 and from 1921 to 1945. Pop.: 297 000 (1998 est.) Former name (until 1921) Brest Litovsk [brɛst liˈtɔfsk] Polish name Brześć nad Bugiem
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| Noun | 1. |  Brest - a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of FranceFrance, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
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