Armorica

[ahr-mawr-i-kuh, -mor-]

noun

an ancient region in NW France, corresponding generally to Brittany.

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Historical Examples of armorica

Hence the name of Bretagne, given then for the first time to Armorica.
A Literary History of the English People
Jean Jules Jusserand
The Britons were the first who came into the island, and they came from Armorica.
The Ethnology of the British Islands
Robert Gordon Latham
There shall be put into her jaws a bridle that shall be made on the coast of Armorica.
Old English Chronicles
Various
You are the count of the county of Nantes, close to the frontiers of that bedeviled Armorica.
The Abbatial Crosier
Eugne Sue
Yes, the independence of Armorica is a shame to the arms of the Franks.
The Abbatial Crosier
Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for armorica

Armorica

noun

an ancient name for Brittany

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Word Origin and History for armorica

Armorica

ancient name for Brittany, from Gallo-Romance Are-mor-ica, literally "before the sea," with a Celtic prefix meaning "before" (cf. Old Irish ar) + mare "sea" (see mere (n.)).