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Breton

1

[ bruh-tawn ]

noun

  1. ·é [ah, n, -, drey], 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
  2. Jules A·dolphe [zhyl , a, -, dawlf], 1827–1906, French painter.


Breton

2

[ bret-n; French bruh-tawn ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Brittany.
  2. Also called Armorican, the Celtic language of Brittany.
  3. (often lowercase) a round hat for women, with a flat crown and a turned-up brim.

adjective

  1. pertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.

Breton

1

/ ˈbrɛtən; əɔ̃ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Brittany, esp one who speaks the Breton language
  2. the indigenous language of Brittany, belonging to the Brythonic subgroup of the Celtic family of languages
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Breton

2

/ əɔ̃ /

noun

  1. BretonԻé18961966MFrenchWRITING: poetARTS AND CRAFTS: critic Իé (ɑ̃dre). 1896–1966, French poet and art critic: founder and chief theorist of surrealism, publishing the first surrealist manifesto in 1924
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of Breton1

1815–20; < French breton; replacing Britain, Brit ( t ) on, Breton used for both this sense and the sense of Briton
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On the voyage he became friends with one of the founders of surrealism, novelist and theorist Իé Breton.

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Not for the tourists, who stay central in search of golden-hour boulevards, bakeries and Breton stripes.

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The 72-year-old mother and grandmother, her hair styled into a neat bob, wears colourful dresses and Breton tops.

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Lookers-on included a small, enthusiastic group of tourists from the northwestern French region of Brittany, where the ship’s homeport of Nantes is, waving French and Breton flags.

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According to Ms Vestager, the investigation will take around 12 months to complete -though Mr Breton later clarified it could take slightly longer.

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