What is "breen"

The Breen are a fictional extraterrestrial species that feature in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. They were first mentioned in " The Loss", a fourth season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that first aired in 1990. References to them were made in several other Next Generation episodes, but they did not appear until the 1996 fourth season Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode " Indiscretion". On Deep Space Nine, they played a significant role in the final story arc of that series in 1999, during which much information about them was revealed. The Breen's true appearance remains unrevealed to viewers, as they have never been seen onscreen without their helmets.

Breen may refer to:

• Breen (surname)
• The Breen (Star Trek), an alien species in the Star Trek universe.
• Breen, the Babylon 5 universe, a Narn cuisine similar to Swedish meatballs, first mentioned in the episode " Walkabout"
• Breens, the people of the fictional nation of Bregna in the animated television series Aeon Flux
• Jason Breen, fictional detective from the American TV series Kyle XY
• Wallace Breen, a major antagonist in the video game Half-Life 2
• Breen House, a house at St Michael's Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia
• Breen, Colorado, an unincorporated community
• Breen Township, Michigan
• Breen, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
• Breen, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
• Breen, a color between Brown and Green

Breen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Abs Breen (born 1979), English DJ and former member of the band Five
• Barry Breen, a former Australian rules footballer
• Chris Breen (editor), an editor and writer for Macworld magazine
• Chris Breen (ice hockey) (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
• Craig Breen (born 1990), Irish rally driver
• Dan Breen (1894–1969), Irish freedom fighter and a Fianna Fáil politician
• Edward D. Breen, American business executive
• Edward G. Breen (1908-1991), American politician
• Gary Breen (born 1973), Irish footballer
• George Breen (born 1935), American freestyle swimmer
• Harry Breen, Northern Irish police officer
• Jim Breen (born 1947), linguist and Research Fellow at Monash University
• John Breen (1896–1964) World War II Royal Air Force commander
• Joseph Breen (1890–1965), American film censor, founded the Legion of Decency in 1934
• Joe Breen, Canadian football player
• Marie Breen (1902–1993), Australian Senator
• Mike Breen, American sportscaster
• Olivia Breen (born 1996), British athlete
• Patrick Breen (born 1960), an American actor, playwright and screenwriter
• Shannon Breen (born 1989), American football player
• Suzanne Breen, Northern Ireland editor for the Sunday Tribune
• T. H. Breen, American historian
• Walter H. Breen (1928–1993), numismatist and pederast, husband of SF writer Marion Zimmer Bradley