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Breton (Noun)

Meaning 1

A native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Hypernyms

  • French Person
  • Frenchwoman

Meaning 2

A Celtic language of Brittany.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The language is closely related to Welsh and Cornish, but distinct from French, which is also spoken in Brittany.
  • As well as teaching Breton, he also helped to establish schools throughout Brittany to promote the language.
  • Breton is also spoken by communities of Breton expatriates in Paris and other parts of France.
  • Although Breton was traditionally spoken throughout Brittany, there are now very few native speakers of the language outside of this region.
  • Most dictionaries of the Breton language also contain examples of literary use to help with idiomatic usage.

Hypernyms

  • Brittanic
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