Breton

Bret·on  (brtn)

adj.

Of or relating to Brittany or its people, language, or culture.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Brittany.

2. The Celtic language of Brittany. Also called Armoric.

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[Middle English, from Old French; see Briton.]

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Bre·ton  (br-tô), André 1896-1966.

French poet and literary theorist. He began to write after World War I, at first linking himself with Dadaism but breaking with that movement to write the first manifesto of surrealism (1924).

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Breton [ˈbrɛt^ən (French) brətɔ̃]

adj

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Brittany, esp one who speaks the Breton language

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the indigenous language of Brittany, belonging to the Brythonic subgroup of the Celtic family of languages

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Breton²

n

(Biographies / Breton, André (1896-1966) M, French, WRITING: poet, ARTS AND CRAFTS: critic) André (ɑ̃dre). 1896-1966, French poet and art critic: founder and chief theorist of surrealism, publishing the first surrealist manifesto in 1924

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Breton - a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language) Breiz, Bretagne, Brittany - a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay French person, Frenchman, Frenchwoman - a person of French nationality
	2.	Breton - a Celtic language of Brittany Brittanic, Brythonic - a southern group of Celtic languages

Translations

Breton [ˈbretən]

A. ADJ → bretón

B. N

1. (= person) → bretón/ona m/f

2. (Ling) → bretón m

Breton [ˈbrɛt^ən]

adj → breton(ne)

n

(= person) → Breton(ne) m/f

(= language) → breton m

Breton

adj → bretonisch

n

→ Bretone m, → Bretonin f

(Ling) → Bretonisch nt

Breton [ˈbrɛt/ən]

1. adj → bretone

2. n (person) → bretone m/f; (language) → bretone m

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Breton [ˈbrɛt/ən]

1. adj → bretone

2. n (person) → bretone m/f; (language) → bretone m