Breton

¹ American  

[bruh-tawn] / brəˈtɔn /

noun

1. André 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.

2. Jules Adolphe 1827–1906, French painter.

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Breton ² American  

[bret-n, bruh-tawn] / ˈbrɛt n, brəˈtɔn /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Brittany.

2. Also called Armorican, Armoric. the Celtic language of Brittany.

3. (often lowercase) a round hat for women, with a flat crown and a turned-up brim.

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adjective

1. pertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.

Breton ¹ British  

/ ˈbrɛtən, brətɔ̃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Brittany, esp one who speaks the Breton language

2. the indigenous language of Brittany, belonging to the Brythonic subgroup of the Celtic family of languages

Breton ² British  

/ brətɔ̃ /

noun

1. André (ɑ̃dre). 1896–1966, French poet and art critic: founder and chief theorist of surrealism, publishing the first surrealist manifesto in 1924

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Etymology

Origin of Breton

1815–20; < French breton; replacing Britain, Brit ( t ) on, Breton used for both this sense and the sense of Briton

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Example Sentences

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Breton

The findings come from a study conducted by researchers at the University of Cologne, the University of Oxford, the University of Liège, and Cape Breton University in Canada.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Eight rescue swimmers were deployed and pulled the two women from the water, Breton said in a video posted to X.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

An investigation was launched in December after drones flew over the Île Longue naval base, which is home to France's nuclear ballistic submarines off the Breton town of Brest.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

A former top tech regulator at the commission, Breton often clashed with tech tycoons including Musk over their obligations to follow EU rules.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

And a request: Will Theo please send him any prints he has by some artists Vincent admires, including Jean-Francois Millet and Jules Breton, on whose studio door he was too timid to knock.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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