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Brest

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Brest  (brst)
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.
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Noun1.BrestBrest - a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe


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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.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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 Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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