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–noun

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

French, Bretagne.

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A historical region and former province of northwest France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay. It was settled c. 500 by Britons driven out of their homeland by the Anglo-Saxons. The region was formally incorporated into France in 1532.

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brittany
noun
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay [syn: Bretagne]

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Brittany Farms-Highlands, PA (CDP, FIPS 8819) Location: 40.26882 N, 75.21449 W
Population (1990): 2747 (1146 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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