Armorica
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ɑːˈmɒɹɪkə/
Proper noun
  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.
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