English abbreviation dictionary - bruce
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Bruce
bruce
polit. abbr.
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I. biographical name Sir David 1855-1931 British physician & bacteriologist II. biographical name Robert — see Robert I the ~ III. biographical name Stanley Melbourne 1883-1967 1st Viscount ~ of Melbourne Australian statesman; prime minister (1923-29) IV. geographical name peninsula SE Ontario, Canada, projecting between Lake Huron & Georgian Bay ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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- A Norman name, but etymology from Brix (place in La Manche, Normandy) is now considered doubtful ("Dictionary of English Surnames"). Originated in Britain with Robert de Bruis, a baron listed in the Domesday Book. His son, a friend of David I, king of Scotland, was granted by him in 1124 the lordship of Annandale, and his second son Robert founded the Scottish House of Bruce. BRUCELLOSIS - named for Scottish physician Sir David Bruce (1855-1931), who discovered the bacteria that caused it (1887). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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