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Brian
Proper noun
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Brian is a male given name.
holm
noun
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(obsolete, outside, dialects) The holly.
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A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.
holm
noun
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An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
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(dialect, chiefly, West Yorkshire, Scotland, Orkney) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. See also holme.
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Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.