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Bruin

Bruin is a word for the brown bear (Ursos arctos), or for any bear, usually poetically or archaically.

The word entered the English language via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Flemish version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his color; the Middle Dutch word for brown is bruun.

It is a popular nickname and mascot in sports. Some teams using this name include

Professional sports

  • Boston Bruins, National Hockey League
  • Providence Bruins, American Hockey League

    Collegiate sports

  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)


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    Bruin, Pennsylvania is a borough of Butler County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

    BRUIN is an acronym for BRown University INteractive Language, a programming language developed at Brown University for the
    IBM System/360.

    BRUIN was also the name of the British Army's tactical communications system deployed in northwestern Europe from the 1960s to 1985.

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