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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

Bretagne Classic in France on Aug. 25 postponed to Aug. 27.

From Washington Times Jun. 18, 2020

A great tournament was announced at Rennes on the marriage of Jeanne de Penthièvre, heiress to the duchy of Bretagne, with Charles de Blois, who was nephew to the King of France.

From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Peake, Helena

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