Armorica

[ ahr-mawr-i-kuh, -mor- ]

/ ɑrˈmɔr ɪ kə, -ˈmɒr- /

an ancient region in NW France, corresponding generally to Brittany.

Example sentences from the Web for armorica

I gladly make you a present of Armorica, with its cities, abbeys and dependencies!

The Iron Arrow Head or The Buckler Maiden |Eugne Sue
There shall be put into her jaws a bridle that shall be made on the coast of Armorica.

Old English Chronicles |Various
They contented themselves with leaving Armorica devastated and stripped of her bravest defenders.

The Carlovingian Coins |Eugne Sue
The vast lands of his almost royal abbey bordered on the frontiers of Armorica.

The Carlovingian Coins |Eugne Sue

The assertion, however, is not strictly correct; for so early as the fourth century Armorica had been colonised from Wales.

The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Mills

Armorica

/ (ɑːˈmɒrɪkə) /

an ancient name for Brittany