Breton (Noun)
Meaning 1
A native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Hypernyms
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.