bruin

4 definitions found

bruin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  bruin \bru"in\, n. [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of "Reynard
     the Fox" the bear is so called from his color. See Brown,
     a.]
     A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.
     [1913 Webster]

bruin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bruin
      n 1: a conventional name for a bear used in tales following
           usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
      2: large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: brown bear, bruin,
         Ursus arctos]

bruin - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  BRUIN
  
     Brown University Interactive Language.
  
     A simple interactive language with PL/I-like syntax, for
     IBM 360.
  
     ["Meeting the Computational Requirements of the University,
     Brown University Interactive Language", R.G. Munck, Proc 24th
     ACM Conf, 1969].
  
     (1995-02-14)
  

bruin - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Bruin, PA (borough, FIPS 9528)
    Location: 41.05510 N, 79.72733 W
    Population (1990): 646 (262 housing units)
    Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 16022