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o'brien
/oʊˈbɹaɪən/
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What does o'brien mean?
proper noun
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida.
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon.
- A minor city in Haskell County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
- A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, also known as Eduardo O'Brien.
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IPA pronunciation
/oʊˈbɹaɪən/
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Valentin took the sabre, examined it, reflected with unaffected concentration of thought, and then turned a respectful face to O’Brien.
“Sure,” answered O’Brien, thumping down a plethoric sack by the side of Matthewson’s.
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There was a Mr. O'Brien arrived from Ireland, who would get the Duchess of Manchester from Mr. Hussey, if she were still at liberty.
Then I looked around me, and as the ship was now, in a sense, my own, I began to think of clearing it from its last passenger--the dead man, O’Brien.
Hunter had vowed that he would have the skeleton of O'Brien, and O'Brien was equally averse to being boiled in the distinguished scientist's kettle.