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Brittany.

A cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɹɪ.tə.ni/UK/ˈbɹɪt.ni/UK[ˈbɹɪʔn̩.ni]General-American[ˈbɹɪʔni]General-American
  1. A cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France.

  2. An administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany.

  3. The British Isles.

    obsolete · poetic
  4. A female given name transferred from the place name, of 1980s and 1990s American usage.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Bretany, Brytany, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin Britannia, applied to Brittany from at least the 6th century, and reinforced by Middle French Bretagne. See Britannia for more. Doublet of Britain and Britannia.

noun/ˈbɹɪ.tə.ni/UK/ˈbɹɪt.ni/UK[ˈbɹɪʔn̩.ni]General-American[ˈbɹɪʔni]General-American
  1. A coward.

    slang
  2. A gun dog of a particular breed.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Bretany, Brytany, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin Britannia, applied to Brittany from at least the 6th century, and reinforced by Middle French Bretagne. See Britannia for more. Doublet of Britain and Britannia.

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