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A region in North West France
A female given name popular in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. By folk etymology sometimes taken to mean "Britain"
{i} region in northwestern France; female first name
popular in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s, by folk etymology taken to mean "Britain"
an area of northwest France with a long coast, between the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel. French Bretagne Peninsula that forms a historical and governmental region, northwestern France. Known in ancient times as Armorica, it comprised the coastal area between the Seine and Loire rivers. Inhabited by Cymric Celts, it was conquered by Julius Caesar and organized as the Roman province of Lugdunensis. Invaded in the 5th century AD by Britons (Celtic people from Britain), the extreme northwestern part was thereafter called Brittany. Subdued by Clovis I, it was never effectively part of the Merovingian or Carolingian kingdom. Claimed by France in the 13th century, it remained a separate state until the 15th century. It was incorporated into France in 1532 and had province status until the French Revolution. Roughly coextensive with but smaller than the historical region, the current administrative région of Brittany (pop. 1999: 2,906,200) covers 10,505 sq mi (27,209 sq km). Its capital is Rennes
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
Brittany spaniel
A large pointing spaniel of a breed originating in France
brittany spaniel
tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
Anne of Brittany
born Jan. 25, 1477, Nantes, France died Jan. 9, 1514, Blois Duchess of Brittany and twice queen consort of France. After succeeding to her father's duchy in 1488, Anne allied herself with Maximilian I of Austria. She was then forced to break with him and in 1491 marry Charles VIII of France, thus beginning the process of the union of Brittany with the French crown. After Charles's death (1498), she married his successor, Louis XII. Throughout her life Anne devoted herself to safeguarding Brittany's autonomy within the kingdom
Brittanys
plural of Brittany
bretagne
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
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    () From Latin Brittania, Brittania Minor, presumably from Celtic. "Great Britain" was Brittania Major.