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brittany

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Brit⋅ta⋅ny

  [brit-n-ee]
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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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Brit·ta·ny   (brĭt'n-ē)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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