Dumnonia
UK/dʌmˈnəʊ.ni.ə/US/dʌmˈnoʊ.ni.ə/
Dumnonia proper noun: a Brythonic kingdom in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, centred on what is now Devon.
Proper noun
Dumnonia
Origin of Dumnonia
Named after the Dumnonii, a British Celtic tribe who lived in the region at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain, according to Ptolemy's Geography.
Words formed from Dumnonia
Words that rhyme with Dumnonia
- Poseidonia
- Livonia
- macedonia
- Franconia
- Laconia
- Sidonia
- Usonia
- Wallonia
- Catalonia
- sinfonia
- Slavonia
- ammonia
41 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Babylonia
- Cydonia
- Freedonia
- harmonia
- Patagonia
- valonia
- wellingtonia
- abronia
- adansonia
- Ambazonia
- Aonia
- aphonia
- asonia
- Assyro-Babylonia
- Avalonia
- begonia
- caustic ammonia
- claytonia
- dysphonia
- Estonia
- gonia
- gordonia
- heliconia
- houstonia
- Kydonia
- Lycaonia
- Maeonia
- Magonia
- Paeonia
- Pannonia
- pavonia
- Polonia
- polyphonia
- Savonia
- Selonia
- Snowdonia
- Sophronia
- tithonia
- Tsakonia
- washingtonia
- watsonia
Questions about Dumnonia
- What does Dumnonia mean?
- Dumnonia means a Brythonic kingdom in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, centred on what is now Devon.
- What part of speech is Dumnonia?
- Dumnonia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Dumnonia?
- Dumnonia is pronounced /dʌmˈnəʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).
Words near Dumnonia in the dictionary
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