up Breton, breton, or bretón in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Breton most often refers to: anything associated with Brittany, and generally Breton people...
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Breton (/ˈbrɛtən/, BRET-ən, French: [bʁətɔ̃]; endonym: brezhoneg [bʁeˈzɔ̃ːnɛk] or [bɾəhɔ̃ˈnek] in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the...
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The Bretons (/ˈbrɛtɒnz, -ənz, -ɒ̃z/; Breton: Bretoned or Vretoned, Breton pronunciation: [breˈtɔ̃nɛt]) are an ethnic group native to Brittany, north-western...
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Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, formerly île Royale; Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn; Mi'kmaq: Unama'ki) is a...
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André Robert Breton (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ bʁətɔ̃]; 19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal...
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Breton nationalism (Breton: Broadelouriezh Vrezhon, French: Nationalisme breton) is the nationalism of the historical province of Brittany, France. Brittany...
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Brittany (redirect from Seven founding saints of Breton Christianity)
Brittany (/ˈbrɪtəni/ BRIT-ən-ee; French: Bretagne, pronounced [bʁətaɲ] ; Breton: Breizh, pronounced [bʁɛjs, bʁɛx];[dubious – discuss] Gallo: Bertaèyn or...
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Far Breton (also Breton far; Breton: Farz forn) is a traditional cake or dessert from the Brittany region in France. Its base is similar in composition...
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Thierry Breton (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi bʁətɔ̃]; born 15 January 1955) is a French business executive, politician, writer and former Commissioner...
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of the United States Navy have been named Breton, after the Breton Sound of the Louisiana coast. USS Breton (CVE-10), was a Bogue-class escort carrier...
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The Trait Breton is a French breed of draught horse. It originated in Brittany, in north-west France, from cross-breeding of local horses with various...
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Cape Breton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cape Breton Island is an island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Canada. Cape Breton may also...
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Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton (French pronunciation: [ʒyl adɔlf ɛme lwi bʁətɔ̃]; 1 May 1827 – 5 July 1906) was a 19th-century French naturalist painter...
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Lucas Bretón Salcedo (born 20 November 2006) is a Dominican Republic footballer who plays as a midfielder, with the Dominican Republic national team and...
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Alex Breton (born July 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HC Košice in the Slovak Extraliga. Breton started...
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Breton costume is the style of clothing worn by the Bretons (people in Brittany, the Celtic region of France) as formal wear or festive clothing. Everyday...
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A Breton lai, also known as a narrative lay or simply a lay, is a form of medieval French and English romance literature. Lais are short (typically 600–1000...
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A Breton plotter (French: Rapporteur Breton), also known as a Portland course plotter or Weems protractor named after later manufacturers producing similar...
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William Breton may refer to: William Briton (died 1356), aka William Breton William the Breton (c. 1165–c. 1225), French chronicler and poet Sir William...
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Trégorrois Breton is the dialect of Breton spoken in Trégor (Bro-Dreger in Breton). Trégorrois differs from other varieties of the language in a number...
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Geoffrey Breton (born 10 September 1984, Kingston upon Thames) is an English actor. He graduated from the Drama Centre London in 2006. Blue Murder (2003–09)...
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053757°W / 46.924476; -2.053757 The Marais breton (French pronunciation: [maʁɛ bʁətɔ̃], "Breton Marsh"; or Marais breton-vendéen) is a zone géographique humide...
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Pascal Breton is a French Producer & CEO especially known for creating the French Soap Opera Sous le soleil (aka St Tropez) and the first French Netflix...
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Breton Canadians are Canadian citizens of Breton descent or a Brittany-born person who resides in Canada. According to the 2016 Census, 11,845 Canadians...
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Cape Breton North and Victoria (also known as North Cape Breton and Victoria and Cape Breton North—Victoria) was a federal electoral district in the province...
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USS Breton (CVE-23) (previously AVG-23 then ACV-23) was a Bogue-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. Breton was in service as an escort carrier...
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Surrealism (section Post-Breton Surrealism)
dreamlike scenes and ideas. Its intention was, according to leader André Breton, to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality...
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Cape Breton—Canso is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population...
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Breton Americans are Americans of Breton descent from Brittany. An estimated 100,000 Bretons emigrated from Brittany to the United States between 1880...
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Breton mythology is the mythology or corpus of explanatory and heroic tales originating in Brittany. The Bretons are the descendants of insular Britons...
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