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Brest [brɛst] n
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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| In 1791, the French Government, justly uneasy as to the fate of these two sloops, manned two large merchantmen, the Recherche and the Esperance, which left Brest the 28th of September under the command of Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. She allowed the vessel to pass Lorient and Brest without repeating her request to the captain, who, on his part, took care not to remind her of it. The expedition for the occupation of the Marquesas had sailed from Brest in the spring of 1842, and the secret of its destination was solely in the possession of its commander. |
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