Brant Definition

brănt
brants
noun
Any of a genus (Branta) of wild geese of Europe and North America, including the Canada goose and the barnacle goose; esp., a species (B. bernicla) found chiefly in the E U.S. and N Canada.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A surname​.

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A town in New York.
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An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

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adjective

(dialectal) Steep, precipitous.

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(Scotland) Smooth; unwrinkled.

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Other Word Forms of Brant

Noun

Singular:
brant
Plural:
brants

Origin of Brant

  • Variant of brent(-goose) possibly from Middle English brende brindled brindled

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English brant. Cognate with Scots brent, Icelandic brattr.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin uncertain but similar to Old Norse brandgas (sheldrake).

    From Wiktionary

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