Behan

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbiːən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bē′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Be•han  (bē′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
    Bren•dan (Francis)  (bren′dən),USA pronunciation 1923–64, Irish playwright.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Behan /ˈbiːən/ n
  1. Brendan. 1923–64, Irish writer, noted esp for his plays The Quare Fellow (1954) and The Hostage (1958) and for an account of his detention as a member of the Irish Republican Army, Borstal Boy (1958)

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