Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southwest Manitoba, Canada, on the Assiniboine River west of Winnipeg.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of dance.
  • noun A torch; a brand; a flame.
  • noun A wisp of straw or stubble.
  • noun A sword.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun An English habitational surname from any of several places of that name, Old English brōm ("broom") + dūn ("hill").
  • proper noun An Irish patronymic surname from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin.
  • proper noun A male given name transferred from the surnames; also a variant of Brendan. Popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and the 1990s.

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Examples

  • DEB PATCH, BRANDON PATCH'S MOTHER: We came into this not knowing, you know, we were just hoping to prevail is all for Brandon.

    CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2009 2009

  • (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SHEILA PHILLIPS, MOTHER OF BRANDON PHILLIPS: I want to speak on how much we miss Brandon and how we don't want anybody else to this happen to.

    CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2007 2007

  • Larkin walked off to Brandon, but there he learned that Captain _Brandon_

    Wylder's Hand Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843

  • BRANDON - Dewitt Clinton "Brad" Bradbury, Jr., age 74, died Friday, April 2, 2010, at his home in Brandon.

    RutlandHerald.com 2010

  • BRANDON - The graveside service for Ruth Carr Ryder, 93, who died Dec. 29, 2009, was held Thursday, April 22, in Pine Hill Cemetery in Brandon.

    RutlandHerald.com 2010

  • BRANDON - Pit bull owners in the city of Brandon have two months to obtain permits that require a special pen for the dogs and liability insurance.

    The Picayune Item Homepage 2010

  • BRANDON - Singer Phil Stacey, one of the top five finalists from "American Idol" 's sixth season, will use his talents to help the Brandon area's needy.

    mjsbigblog 2010

  • BRANDON - Dewitt Clinton "Brad" Bradbury, Jr., age 74, died Friday, April 2, 2010, at his home in Brandon.

    RutlandHerald.com 2010

  • BRANDON - The graveside service for Ruth Carr Ryder, 93, who died Dec. 29, 2009, was held Thursday, April 22, in Pine Hill Cemetery in Brandon.

    RutlandHerald.com 2010

  • BRANDON - Now that they've shaken off the rust in rather agonizing fashion, the Brandon

    Ottawa Sun 2010

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