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Arvernia

Arvernia proper noun: ancient name of Auvergne: a region of France.

Proper noun

Arvernia

  1. Ancient name of Auvergne: a region of France
    • And as no change in the population of Arvernia had taken place between the Roman conquest and the year a.d. 452, these same ancestors held the faith which the Druids of the times of Julius Cæsar professed and taught; and these same rude altars and shrines were the same before which the Druid...1858, Essays on Various Subjects, Philological, Philosophical, pages 211-212
    • The Gauls were punished for their insubordination, the nobles of Arvernia, in particular, suffering the blows of offended power.1880, The History of France, page 247

Origin of Arvernia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Arvernia, from Arvernus (“Arvern”) + -ia (suffix forming country names). By surface analysis, Arvern + -ia. Doublet of Auvergne.

Questions about Arvernia

What does Arvernia mean?
Arvernia means ancient name of Auvergne: a region of France.
What part of speech is Arvernia?
Arvernia is a proper noun.

Words near Arvernia in the dictionary

  1. Arvelo
  2. Arvelos
  3. arvels
  4. Arvern
  5. Arverni
  6. Arvernia
  7. Arvernian
  8. Arvernians
  9. Arverns
  10. Arviat
  11. arvicanthine

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