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Browning
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browning
English
Etymology
From en ang Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed ang Brūn brown (see en Brown).
For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɹaʊnɪŋ/
en aʊnɪŋ 2
Proper noun
~
en Old English.
A person of that surname.
en Robert Browning, a en poet.
en John Browning, a en firearms designer.
en male surnames rare
A placename:
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community co/Wilcox County s/Georgia.
en village co/Schuyler County s/Illinois.
en minor city co/Linn County and co/Sullivan County s/Missouri.
en town co/Glacier County s/Montana.
en unincorporated community co/Smith County s/Texas.
en town co/Taylor County s/Wisconsin.
en place c/Canada:
en eponyms en rural municipality , Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34, in p/Saskatchewan.
en eponyms en community within the municipality in south-east p/Saskatchewan, named after Robert Browning.
en eponyms en An <<asteroid>> in the <<r/Asteroid Belt>> of the <<r/Solar System>>
en 25851 25851 Browning (25851) Browning 2000 EE120 25851 (2000 EE120) (25851) 2000 EE120 25851 (2000 EE120) Browning 2000 EE120 Browning 2000 EE120 (Browning) (2000 EE120) Browning Asteroid Browning
Derived terms
en Browningesque Browningian
Noun
en eponyms en FN Model 1910 Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1910 Browning and its derivatives; a European en handgun; a small, semi-automatic pistol.
en eponyms en BAR en Browning automatic rifle, a en light machine gun