Brittany
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Brittany
- /ˈbɹɪ.tə.ni/ UK
- /ˈbɹɪt.ni/ UK
- [ˈbɹɪʔn̩.ni] US
- [ˈbɹɪʔni] US
Where it 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.
proper noun Britanny
- A cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France. First, will I see the Coronation, / And then to Britanny Ile crosse the Sea, / To effect this marriage, so it please my Lord.
- An administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany.
- The British Isles. The noble Thamis […] seem'd to stoupe afore / With bowed backe, by reason of the lode / And auncient heavy burden which he bore / Of that faire City, wherein make abode / So many learned impes, that shoote abrode, / And with their braunches spred all Britany […].
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of 1980s and 1990s American usage. - - - No one has family names. These girls with rooster hair I see on the streets. They pick the names. They're the mothers." "I have a granddaughter named Brittany," Hazel said. " And I have heard of a little girl called Cappuccino." "Cappuccino! Is that true? Why don't they call one Cassaulet? Fet
noun Brittanies · Britanny
- A coward.
- A gun dog of a particular breed. A dish face is not desirable in the Brittany. A dished or upturned muzzle is considered a fault in the Redbone Coonhound.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: breiz, bretagne, breton, britain, kingdom, britney, armorica, breizh, britany, britni, brittney, brittani, brittanie, britnee, brittny, normandy
Translations
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name region of North West France
| Español | Bretaña |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 브르타뉴 Beureutanyu |
| 日本語 | ブルターニュ Burutānyu |
| 中文 | 布列塔尼 Bùliètǎní |
| हिन्दी | ब्रतान्य bratānya, ब्रिटेनी briṭenī, ब्रिटनी briṭnī |
| Português | Bretanha |
| Français | Bretagne |
| Deutsch | Bretagne, Kleinbritannien |
| Italiano | Bretagna |
| Ελληνικά | Βρετάνη Vretáni |
| Română | Bretania |
| Русский | Брета́нь Bretánʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | Brơ-ta-nhơ |
| العربية | بَرْطانِيَة barṭāniya |
| עברית | ברטאן bretayn |
noun dog breed
| Español | spaniel bretón |
|---|---|
| Français | épagneul breton |
| Deutsch | Bretonischer Spaniel |
Talk about this word "Brittany." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brittany. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Brittany. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brittany "Brittany." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brittany.Cite this
@misc{brittany_2026,
title = {Brittany},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brittany},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
