"Bretagne" meaning in French

See Bretagne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bʁə.taɲ/ Audio: Fr-Bretagne.ogg
Rhymes: -aɲ Etymology: From Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|Bretaigne}} Old French Bretaigne, {{der|fr|la|Britannia}} Latin Britannia Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f}} Bretagne f
  1. Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in France
    Sense id: en-Bretagne-fr-name-84HiuEwX Categories (other): Former political divisions, Geographic and cultural areas of France, Peninsulas, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 8 4 8 4 8 4 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 3 10 3 10 3 2 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 60 15 25
  2. Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in France, Regions of France
    Sense id: en-Bretagne-fr-name-mfMs1AFI Categories (other): Brittany, France
  3. (history) Britannia (the island of Britain in historic times, especially as a Roman province) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Bretagne-fr-name-O6e1iBaW Categories (other): History Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Grande-Bretagne
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