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Bretagne.

Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)

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Meaning & usage

name/bʁə.taɲ/
  1. Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)

    feminine
  2. Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)

    feminine
  3. Britannia (the island of Britain in historic times, especially as a Roman province)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Celticder. Ancient Greek Βρεττᾰνός (Brettănós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Βρεττανία (Brettanía)bor. Latin Britannia Old French Bretaigne French Bretagne From Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia.

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