bruce Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
   David Bruce; Sir David Bruce.
   
2. noun king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
   Robert I; Robert the Bruce.
   

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