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Breton

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbɹɛtən/
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  • rhymes with -ɛtən
  • CMU ARPABET: B R EH1 T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or relating to the region of Brittany, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A village in Alberta, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A native or inhabitant of the region of Brittany, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The Celtic language of Brittany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a Celtic language of Brittany

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Brythonic, Brittanic

6

noun

Meaning 6

a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Frenchman, Frenchwoman, French person

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Brittōder. Old French Bretonder. French Bretonder. English Breton From French Breton. Doublet of Briton and Brython.

Across languages

Translations

163 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: bretón — pertaining to Brittany
  • Basque: bretoi — pertaining to Brittany
  • Belarusian: брэто́нскі (bretónski) — pertaining to Brittany
  • Breton: breizhat — pertaining to Brittany
  • Breton: brezhonek — pertaining to Brittany
  • Catalan: bretó — pertaining to Brittany
  • Cornish: bretonek — pertaining to Brittany
  • Dutch: Bretoens — pertaining to Brittany
  • Dutch: Bretons — pertaining to Brittany
  • Finnish: bretonilainen — pertaining to Brittany
  • Finnish: bretagnelainen — pertaining to Brittany
  • French: breton — pertaining to Brittany
  • Old French: breton — pertaining to Brittany
  • Galician: bretón — pertaining to Brittany
  • Georgian: ბრეტანის (breṭanis) — pertaining to Brittany
  • Georgian: ბრეტონული (breṭonuli) — pertaining to Brittany
  • German: bretonisch — pertaining to Brittany
  • Hindi: ब्रेतनी (bretnī) — pertaining to Brittany
  • Hindi: ब्रेटन (breṭan) — pertaining to Brittany
  • Irish: Briotánach — pertaining to Brittany
  • Macedonian: бре́тонски (brétonski) — pertaining to Brittany
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bretonsk — pertaining to Brittany
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bretsk — pertaining to Brittany
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bretonsk — pertaining to Brittany
  • Occitan: breton — pertaining to Brittany
  • Persian: برتونی (beretoni) — pertaining to Brittany
  • Polish: bretoński — pertaining to Brittany
  • Portuguese: bretão — pertaining to Brittany
  • Romanian: breton — pertaining to Brittany
  • Russian: брето́нский (bretónskij) — pertaining to Brittany
  • Slovene: bretonski — pertaining to Brittany
  • Spanish: bretón — pertaining to Brittany
  • Swedish: bretonsk — pertaining to Brittany
  • Swedish: bretagnisk — pertaining to Brittany
  • Turkish: Breton — pertaining to Brittany
  • Welsh: Llydewig — pertaining to Brittany
  • Asturian: bretón — person from Brittany
  • Asturian: bretona — person from Brittany
  • Basque: bretoi — person from Brittany
  • Breton: Breton — person from Brittany
  • Breton: Bretonez — person from Brittany
  • Breton: Breizhad — person from Brittany
  • Breton: Breizhadez — person from Brittany
  • Catalan: bretó — person from Brittany
  • Catalan: bretona — person from Brittany
  • Chinese Mandarin: 布列塔尼人 (Bùliètǎní rén) — person from Brittany
  • Cornish: Breton — person from Brittany
  • Cornish: Bretones — person from Brittany
  • Dutch: Bretoen — person from Brittany
  • Dutch: Bretoense — person from Brittany
  • Dutch: Breton — person from Brittany
  • Dutch: Bretonse — person from Brittany
  • Esperanto: bretono — person from Brittany
  • Finnish: bretagnelainen — person from Brittany
  • Finnish: bretonilainen — person from Brittany
  • French: Breton — person from Brittany
  • French: Bretonne — person from Brittany
  • Old French: Breton — person from Brittany
  • Galician: bretón — person from Brittany
  • Galician: bretoa — person from Brittany
  • Georgian: ბრეტონელი (breṭoneli) — person from Brittany
  • German: Bretone — person from Brittany
  • German: Bretonin — person from Brittany
  • Hindi: ब्रेतनी (bretnī) — person from Brittany
  • Hindi: ब्रेटन (breṭan) — person from Brittany
  • Irish: Briotánach — person from Brittany
  • Italian: bretone — person from Brittany
  • Macedonian: Бретонец (Bretonec) — person from Brittany
  • Macedonian: Бретонка (Bretonka) — person from Brittany
  • Marathi: ब्रेटोन (breṭon) — person from Brittany
  • Occitan: breton — person from Brittany
  • Old English: Brett — person from Brittany
  • Persian: برتونی (beretoni) — person from Brittany
  • Polish: Bretończyk — person from Brittany
  • Polish: Bretonka — person from Brittany
  • Portuguese: bretão — person from Brittany
  • Portuguese: bretã — person from Brittany
  • Romanian: breton — person from Brittany
  • Romanian: bretonă — person from Brittany
  • Russian: брето́нец (bretónec) — person from Brittany
  • Russian: брето́нка (bretónka) — person from Brittany
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bretonac — person from Brittany
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bretonka — person from Brittany
  • Slovene: Bretonec — person from Brittany
  • Slovene: Bretonka — person from Brittany
  • Spanish: bretón — person from Brittany
  • Spanish: bretona — person from Brittany
  • Swedish: breton — person from Brittany
  • Swedish: bretagnare — person from Brittany
  • Swedish: bretonska — person from Brittany
  • Swedish: bretagniska — person from Brittany
  • Welsh: Llydäwr — person from Brittany
  • Welsh: Llydawes — person from Brittany
  • Afrikaans: Bretons — the language
  • Arabic: بُرِيتُونِيَّة (buritūniyya) — the language
  • Armenian: բրետոներեն (bretoneren) — the language
  • Asturian: bretón — the language
  • Basque: bretoiera — the language
  • Belarusian: брэто́нская мо́ва (bretónskaja móva) — the language
  • Belarusian: брэто́нская (bretónskaja) — the language
  • Breton: brezhoneg — the language
  • Breton: breton — the language
  • Catalan: bretó — the language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 布列塔尼語 /布列塔尼语 (Bùliètǎní yǔ) — the language
  • Cornish: Bretonek — the language
  • Corsican: bretone — the language
  • Czech: bretonština — the language
  • Danish: bretonsk — the language
  • Dutch: Bretons — the language
  • Esperanto: bretona lingvo — the language
  • Estonian: bretooni — the language
  • Finnish: bretoni — the language
  • French: breton — the language
  • West-Frisian: Bretonsk — the language
  • Galician: bretón — the language
  • Gallo: berton — the language
  • Georgian: ბრეტონული (breṭonuli) — the language
  • Georgian: ბრეტონული ენა (breṭonuli ena) — the language
  • German: Bretonisch — the language
  • Greek: βρετονικά (vretoniká) — the language
  • Hebrew: בריטנית (britonít) — the language
  • Hindi: ब्रेतनी (bretnī) — the language
  • Hindi: ब्रेटन (breṭan) — the language
  • Hungarian: Breton — the language
  • Icelandic: Bretónska — the language
  • Irish: Briotáinis — the language
  • Italian: bretone — the language
  • Japanese: ブルトン語 (Buruton-go) — the language
  • Japanese: ブルターニュ語 (Burutānyu-go) — the language
  • Japanese: ブレイス語 (Bureisu-go) — the language
  • Korean: 브루타뉴어 (Beurutanyu-eo) — the language
  • Latvian: bretoņu — the language
  • Limburgish: Breitsj — the language
  • Lithuanian: bretonų — the language
  • Macedonian: бретонски (bretonski) — the language
  • Moksha: Бретононь (Bretonoń) — the language
  • Norman: Bréton — the language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bretonsk — the language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bretonsk — the language
  • Occitan: breton — the language
  • Old English: Brettisċ — the language
  • Persian: برتونی (beretuni) — the language
  • Polish: (język) bretoński — the language
  • Portuguese: bretão — the language
  • Romanian: bretonă — the language
  • Russian: брето́нский (bretónskij) — the language
  • Scots: Breton — the language
  • Scottish Gaelic: Breatannais — the language
  • Serbo-Croatian: бретонски — the language
  • Serbo-Croatian: bretonski — the language
  • Slovak: bretónsky — the language
  • Slovak: bretónčina — the language
  • Slovene: bretonščina — the language
  • Sorbian: Bretonšćina — the language
  • Spanish: bretón — the language
  • Swedish: bretonska — the language
  • Swedish: bretagniska — the language
  • Swedish: bretagnska — the language
  • Tamil: பிரித்தானி மொழி (pirittāṉi moḻi) — the language
  • Turkish: Bretonca — the language
  • Ukrainian: брето́нська (bretónsʹka) — the language
  • Walloon: Burton — the language
  • Welsh: Llydaweg — the language
Real reading context

Breton in complete knowledge articles