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Breton

[bret-n; Fr. bruh-tawn]

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Brittany.

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

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

adjective

pertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.

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

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noun

An·dré

[ahn-drey] , 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.

Jules A·dolphe

[zhyl a-dawlf] , 1827–1906, French painter.

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World English Dictionary

Breton¹ (ˈbrɛt^ən, French brətɔ̃)

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

—n
2.	a native or inhabitant of Brittany, esp one who speaks the Breton language
3.	the indigenous language of Brittany, belonging to the Brythonic subgroup of the Celtic family of languages

Breton² (French brətɔ̃)

—n
	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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Breton

"native or language of Brittany," late 14c., from Fr. form of Briton (q.v.).

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