Armorica

American  

[ahr-mawr-i-kuh, -mor-] / ɑrˈmɔr ɪ kə, -ˈmɒr- /

noun

1. an ancient region in NW France, corresponding generally to Brittany.

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Armorica British  

/ ɑːˈmɒrɪkə /

noun

1. an ancient name for Brittany

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Example Sentences

It led to Nantes, at the boundary line of Armorica, and in the neighborhood of which, seven centuries earlier, Julius C�sar established several entrenched camps in order to protect his military colonies.

From The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess by Sue, Eugène

Here, then, is an instance of a Celtic priest in Armorica and of a Celtic priest in Scotland acting identically towards an upright heathen.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona

Whence he concluded that the story and the rhyme are older than the seventh century, the epoch of the separation of the Britons of Wales and Armorica.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt

He was found, a little child, on a stone in a river in Armorica, by King Alan, and rescued by him.

From The Secret Glory by Machen, Arthur

Certainly there is a good deal of this fairy atmosphere yet, though it has become less vital than the similar fairy atmosphere in the great centres of Erin and Armorica.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans