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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARMORIC, ARMORICAN

a. Designating the northwestern part of France, formerly called Armorica, afterward Bretague, or Britanny. This part of France is peopled by inhabitants who speak a dialect of the Celtic. It is usually supposed their ancestors were refugees or colonists from England.

 

ARMORIC

n.The language of the Armoricans; one of the Celtic dialects which have remained to the present times.

 

ARMORICAN

n.A native of Armorica, or Bretagne.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARMORIC; ARMORICAN

Ar *mor "ic, Ar *mor "i *can, a. Etym: [L. Armoricus, fr. Celtic ar on, at + mor sea. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany ), or to its people. -- n.

 

Defn: The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.

 

ARMORICAN

ARMORICAN Ar *mor "i *can, n.

 

Defn: A native of Armorica.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Armorica

Armorica |ɑːˈmɒrɪkə | an ancient region of NW France between the Seine and the Loire.

 

Armorican

Ar ¦mor |ican |ɑːˈmɒrɪk (ə )n | adjective relating to Armorica. Geology another term for Hercynian.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Armorica

Armorica |ɑːˈmɒrɪkə | an ancient region of NW France between the Seine and the Loire.

 

Armorican

Ar ¦mor |ican |ɑːˈmɒrɪk (ə )n | adjective relating to Armorica. Geology another term for Hercynian.