Armoricans

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Referring to the ancient inhabitants of a region in northwestern Gaul corresponding to modern Brittany; relating to their culture, language, or descendants; pertaining to the area known historically as Armorica
2. Designating people from the historic territory near the Atlantic coast of present-day France called Armorica; descriptive of their ethnic group, traditions, or linguistic heritage; connected to the geographic region named Armorica in antiquity
3. Identifying the ancient Celtic tribes who lived in the Armorican peninsula; relating to their societal customs, dialects, or lineage; associated with the historical region known as Armorica in classical antiquity

Etymology: The plural "Armoricans" is simply the form of "Armorican," a noun for the people of Armorica, the name the Romans used for the coastal region of northwestern Gaul that is now Brittany in France. The name of that region is itself a Celtic-derived term, an element "ar" meaning "on" or "near" combined with "mor," meaning "sea," so Armorica means roughly "the land by the sea." The adjective-forming suffix "-an" was then added to the place name to create the word for its inhabitants.

Synonyms: Bretons, Gauls