Brittany

[ brit-n-ee ]

noun

1. a region in NW France, on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay: a former duchy and province.

Brittany

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noun

1. a medium-sized strongly-built variety of retriever with a slightly wavy coat usu. in tan and white, liver and white, or black and white

Brittany

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/ ˈbrɪtənɪ /

noun

1. a region of NW France, the peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay: settled by Celtic refugees from Wales and Cornwall during the Anglo-Saxon invasions; disputed between England and France until 1364 Breton nameBreizbraɪz French nameBretagne Breton

Example Sentences

Darwin and Brittany remained behind, but they had the same destination, the state of Louisiana.

From Washington Blade

I lived in the JC pod with another Cuban during my time in that prison, but my closest friends were Darwin and Brittany.

From Washington Blade

Desperate, Brittany said she begged a customer who pulled into the drive-thru to call 911.

From Voice of San Diego

Experts say experienced and new drug users alike are often caught off guard by the potency of fentanyl, a reality that Brittany said has led her to worry other friends could be next.

From Voice of San Diego

Not long ago, Joe Davis, the “artist-scientist” in George Church’s genetics lab at Harvard Medical School, was in Brittany, France.

From Nautilus

There was The Brittany Murphy Story, dubbed a “colossal mess” by reviewers.

From The Daily Beast

Brittany Mostiller had just turned 23 years old when she found out she was pregnant again.

From The Daily Beast

On Nov. 1, when Brittany ends her short but productive life, I will be thanking God for her remarkable and courageous example.

From The Daily Beast

Not everyone has the resources to uproot themselves and move to a "right to die" state, as Brittany and her family have done.

From The Daily Beast

Early this year, Brittany Maynard, a vibrant and active 29-year-old newlywed, began getting debilitating headaches.

From The Daily Beast

The poor artist reconciled himself to go for a time to Brittany, and his choice fell on Concarneau.

From Project Gutenberg

Champlain became a navigator early in life, and was also a quartermaster in the royal army in Brittany, from 1592 to 1598.

From Project Gutenberg

Cornewayle is doubtful; some take it to mean Cornwall; but it was more probably the name of a place in Brittany.

From Project Gutenberg

Several rabbis assert that the Samaritan was the original tongue; other persons say that it was that of Lower Brittany.

From Project Gutenberg

She had been preceded by the celebrated Countess de Montfort, in Brittany.

From Project Gutenberg