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Word: Bren
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: blend of Brno (a town in the Czech Republic where it was originally made) and Enfield in England (site of the Royal Small Arms Factory where it was later made)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
brɛn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a lightweight quick-firing machine gun used by the Allied forces in the Second World War.
Short Definition:machine gun used by Allied forces in Second World War
Variant Forms:
- Bren gun
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