Bretanha

Meaning

1. (feminine) Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)
2. (feminine) Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)
3. (feminine) Britain (ellipsis of Grã-Bretanha: an island and country in Northern Europe)

Concepts

Brittany

Bretagne

Britain

Lorient

Breiz

Translations

Bretagne

Bretagna

Bretagne

Bretagne

Bretaña

Bretanya

Βρετάνη

Britannia Minor

بروتان

Région Bretagne

Armorica

Bretanha

Bretanya

Brittany

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: Bretaña

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Bretanha, from Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Πρεττανια (Prettania). Compare Galician Bretaña.