Armorica

Armorica

See also: Armórica

English

Etymology

From Latin Armorica, from Transalpine Gaulish *Aremorika (“place by the sea”). Compare Breton war vor, Welsh ar fôr (“on the sea”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈmɒɹɪkə/

Proper noun

Armorica

1. (historical) The north-western part of ancient Gaul, corresponding to modern Brittany.
   • 1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, "The Franklin's Tale", Canterbury Tales, Oxford 1988, p. 178:

     In Armorik, that called is Britayne, / Ther was a knyght that loved and dide his payne.

Derived terms

• Armorican

Translations

historic French region

French: Armorique (fr) f

Portuguese: Armórica f