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Brienne

Brienne proper noun: the town of Brienne-le-Château in France.

Proper noun

Brienne

  1. The town of Brienne-le-Château in France.
    • Napoleon was nearly captured by the Cossacks after the Battle of Brienne, but was saved by one of his generals.
    • Napoleon arrived in Brienne on 15 May 1779.2011, Frank McLynn, Napoleon: A Biography, →ISBN
  2. The commune of Brienne in Saône-et-Loire, France.
  3. (obsolete) A surname from French. Ellipsis of de Brienne; obsolete spelling of Bryan (“de Bryan”).
  4. (rare) A female given name, in occasional modern use.
    • 2009, Brienne J. Meyer, Adirondack Mycorrhizal and Saprobic Macromycetes
    • "You will call me Brienne. Not wench."2000, George R. R. Martin, Song of Ice and Fire, Bk. 3, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 16

Origin of Brienne

From French Brienne.

Words formed from Brienne

Phrases with Brienne

Questions about Brienne

What does Brienne mean?
Brienne means the town of Brienne-le-Château in France.
What part of speech is Brienne?
Brienne is a proper noun.

Words near Brienne in the dictionary

  1. briefs
  2. briefs against
  3. Briella
  4. Brielle
  5. Brien
  6. Brienne
  7. Briennist
  8. Brienon-sur-Armançon
  9. Briens
  10. Brienz
  11. Brienza

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