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- The bear went over the mountain to see what was bruin.
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Bruin
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Bruin — bezeichnet: einen schweren LKW, siehe Chevrolet Bruin Bruin oder de Bruin ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Erik de Bruin (* 1963), niederländischer Leichtathlet Johannes de Bruin (auch: Bruyn; 1620–1675), niederländischer Philosoph,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bruin — is another name for a brown bear ( Ursus arctos ), or for any bear, usually poetically or archaically. Bruin may also refer to: *Bruin, Pennsylvania, United States *Brown University Interactive Language, for the IBM System/360 * Rasmus Klump or… … Wikipedia
Bruin — Bruin, PA U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 534 Housing Units (2000): 228 Land area (2000): 1.729403 sq. miles (4.479132 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.729403 sq. miles (4.479132 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Bruin, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 534 Housing Units (2000): 228 Land area (2000): 1.729403 sq. miles (4.479132 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.729403 sq. miles (4.479132 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
bruin — ru in, n. [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of Reynard the Fox the bear is so called from his color. See {Brown}, a.] A bear; so called in popular tales and fables. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bruin — bear, late 15c., from M.Du. Bruin, name of the bear in Reynard the Fox fables; lit. brown; cognate with O.E. brun (see BROWN (Cf. brown)) … Etymology dictionary
Bruin — [bro͞o′in] n. [Du, brown] 1. the bear in the medieval beast epic Reynard the Fox 2. [also b ] a name for any bear in fable and folklore … English World dictionary
Bruin — This most interesting surname, while ultimately of Old German origin, is a Dutch name cognate with the Old High German brun , which gave rise to the Old French and Olde English brun , brown, found as bruin in the Dutch language, where it also… … Surnames reference
bruin — [ bru:ɪn] noun a name for a bear, especially in stories. Origin C15: from Du. bruin brown ; used as a name for the bear in the fable Reynard the Fox … English new terms dictionary
Bruin's Slave Jail — Bruin’s slave jail is a two story brick building in Alexandria, Virginia, USA from which slave trader Joseph Bruin imprisoned slaves. Bruin s company, called Bruin and Hill, transported blacks to slave markets in the south. At the start of the… … Wikipedia
