Armorican

American  

[ahr-mawr-i-kuhn, -mor-] / ɑrˈmɔr ɪ kən, -ˈmɒr- /

Also Armoric

adjective

1. of or relating to Armorica.

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noun

1. a native of Armorica.

2. Breton.

Armorican British  

/ ɑːˈmɒrɪkən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Armorica (an ancient name for Brittany)

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adjective

1. of or relating to Armorica

Etymology

Origin of Armorican

Armoric(a) + -an

Example Sentences

My brother Gildas, a man of as good, patient and submissive a disposition as my father, succeeded him in the holding of the Karnak farm, located on the coast of Armorican Brittany.

From The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch by Sue, Eug?ne

The tale runs that Maximus, having engaged his provincial Britons in his ambitious schemes, rewarded their military aid by planting them in one of these Armorican communities.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

It has led to confusion with the Armorican Veneti, the Paphlagonian Enetae, and the Adriatic Enetae-Venetae, all non-Slav peoples.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

Yet nothing resembling the Armorican originals has been traced among the Welsh.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Professor Loth observes that, ‘It is not impossible that Chr�tien had known, among fairy legends, Armorican legends, concerning the fairies of waters, whose r�le is identical with that of the Welsh Tylwyth Teg.’

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans