释义
[ brit -n-ee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbrɪt n i / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a region in NW France, on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay: a former duchy and province.
Words nearby Brittany brit milah, Briton, Britpack, Britpop, britt, Brittany , brittany blue, Brittany spaniel, Britten, brittle, brittle bone disease
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Example sentences from the Web for Brittany There was The Brittany Murphy Story, dubbed a “colossal mess” by reviewers.
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Brittany Mostiller had just turned 23 years old when she found out she was pregnant again.
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On Nov. 1, when Brittany ends her short but productive life, I will be thanking God for her remarkable and courageous example.
On Her Own Terms: Why Brittany Maynard Has Chosen to Die | Gene Robinson| October 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Not everyone has the resources to uproot themselves and move to a "right to die" state, as Brittany and her family have done.
On Her Own Terms: Why Brittany Maynard Has Chosen to Die | Gene Robinson| October 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Early this year, Brittany Maynard, a vibrant and active 29-year-old newlywed, began getting debilitating headaches.
On Her Own Terms: Why Brittany Maynard Has Chosen to Die | Gene Robinson| October 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In the pediment of the west doorway is the finest heraldic sculpturing that the Middle Ages of Brittany produced.
The story which the paintings tell still endures in Brittany .
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It was Brittany ; the first respectable catch of the year had changed this garrulous Irish hamlet into a hamlet of Brittany .
Certainly not, if one is in Paris and the other in Lower Brittany .
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Included therein are the dairying and horse-raising district of northern Brittany and the dairying regions of Jura and Savoy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for Brittany (1 of 2) noun a region of NW France, the peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay: settled by Celtic refugees from Wales and Cornwall during the Anglo-Saxon invasions; disputed between England and France until 1364 Breton name: Breiz (braɪz ) French name: Bretagne Related adjective: Breton
British Dictionary definitions for Brittany (2 of 2) noun plural -nies a medium-sized strongly-built variety of retriever with a slightly wavy coat usu. in tan and white, liver and white, or black and white
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