Browning
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See also: browning
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown).
For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Browning
- A surname from Old English.
- Robert Browning, a poet.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Georgia.
- A village in Schuyler County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Linn County and Sullivan County, Missouri.
- A town in Glacier County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
- A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
- A rural municipality, Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34, in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A community within the municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, named after Robert Browning.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Browning (plural Brownings)
- A small, semi-automatic European handgun.
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