Breton

¹ American  

[bruh-tawn] / brəˈtɔn /

noun

1. André 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.

2. Jules Adolphe 1827–1906, French painter.

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Breton ² American  

[bret-n, bruh-tawn] / ˈbrɛt n, brəˈtɔn /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Brittany.

2. Also called Armorican.  Also called Armoric.  the Celtic language of Brittany.

3. (often lowercase) a round hat for women, with a flat crown and a turned-up brim.

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adjective

1. pertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.

Breton ¹ British  

/ ˈbrɛtən, brətɔ̃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Brittany, esp one who speaks the Breton language

2. the indigenous language of Brittany, belonging to the Brythonic subgroup of the Celtic family of languages

Breton ² British  

/ brətɔ̃ /

noun

1. André (ɑ̃dre). 1896–1966, French poet and art critic: founder and chief theorist of surrealism, publishing the first surrealist manifesto in 1924

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Etymology

Origin of Breton

1815–20; < French breton; replacing Britain, Brit ( t ) on, Breton used for both this sense and the sense of Briton

Example Sentences

But the movement wasn’t officially founded until 1924, with the publication of André Breton’s “Manifesto of Surrealism,” whose centenary is still being fêted worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also targeted former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and two others.

From Barron's

One of the people is Thierry Breton, a French citizen who served as the EU’s internal market commissioner until last year, said Sarah Rogers, the undersecretary for public diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Breton has clashed with Elon Musk, the world's richest man and owner of X, over obligations to follow EU rules.

From BBC

The measure targeted Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, who often clashed with tech tycoons such as Elon Musk over their obligations to follow EU rules.

From Barron's