Armorican
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Armorican
Example Sentences
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The Kymric comprises the Welsh; the Cornish, lately extinct; and the Armorican, of Brittany.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
Thus one Celtic dialect, the Armorican, changes sur into ster, and another, the Cornish, changes sruth into struth—both words signifying a river.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
What an inspiring spectacle to the Armorican Gauls!
From The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century by Sue, Eugène
But it is also both Celtic and Teutonic, for the Armorican has naoz, a brook, and the German has nasz, wet, nässen, to be wet.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
The church was founded by an Armorican lady of rank named Canna, who was sainted.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt
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