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brant [brant] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural brants, (especially collectively) brant.
- any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
Origin of brant 1535–45; short for brantgoose, brentgoose; akin to Old Norse brandgās, German Brandgans Also called brant goose; especially British, brent, brent goose. Brant [brant] noun
- JosephThayendanegea, 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- a male given name.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for brant Contemporary Examples of brant
Brant, an ASCAP spokesperson, would like to see more public recognition for the people behind the scenes.
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Fessenden has built a huge radio transmitter in a place called Brant Rock, Massachusetts.
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“People might support you more if you jumped of a cliff,” Brant replied to one commenter.
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But claims about Brant trying to hold on to his money at all costs go back at least two decades.
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When Seymour turned 30, Brant threw a spectacular party for her at their home.
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Historical Examples of brant
He secured a berth on the Geranium, sailing from Liverpool, and cabled Brant to that effect.
Robert Barr
Brant, however, kept apologising for the spread as he went along.
Robert Barr
Although Buel kept up his end of the conversation with Brant, his mind was not on it.
Robert Barr
I can think of nothing to fill my time with, and I find the Life of Brant.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Governor Berkeley named also brant, shell drake, teal, and blewings.
Alice Morse Earle
British Dictionary definitions for brant brant noun plural brants or brant
- US and Canadian a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regionsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): brent goose
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