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Bretagne

American  
[bruh-tan-yuh] / brəˈtan jə /

noun

  1. French name of Brittany.


Bretagne British  
/ brətaɲ /

noun

  1. the French name for Brittany 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Paris, instead of a hotel by Notre Dame or the Eiffel Tower, look near the Canal Saint Martin, Rue De Bretagne, or Gobelins for more affordable hotels.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

Take the time Little-Siebold, the apple researcher, helped identify a nearly 200-year-old Drap d’Or de Bretagne apple tree growing on Maine’s Verona Island—the only known example of the ancient apple living in North America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

So, in March 1904 he and new wife Elizabeth board the SS La Bretagne at Le Havre in France bound for New York.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2020

DIGESTIF: Help put that hearty dinner to bed with a nip of Lambig, also known as Fine Bretagne, which is distilled from Breton apple cider.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2018

Of Daru’s literary works may be mentioned his Histoire de Venise, published at Paris in 7 vols. in 1819; the Histoire de Bretagne, in 3 vols.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

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