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Lesser Britain

Lesser Britain proper noun: brittany.

Proper noun

Lesser Britain

  1. Brittany
    Synonyms:
    Armorica

Synonyms of Lesser Britain

Origin of Lesser Britain

From Middle English Lesse Bretayne, equivalent to Lesser + Britain, parallel to Medieval Latin Britannia Minor; see there for more.

Questions about Lesser Britain

What does Lesser Britain mean?
Lesser Britain means brittany.
What part of speech is Lesser Britain?
Lesser Britain is a proper noun.

Words near Lesser Britain in the dictionary

  1. lesser bandicoot rats
  2. lesser bilbies
  3. lesser bilby
  4. lesser black-backed gull
  5. lesser black-backed gulls
  6. Lesser Britain
  7. lesser capybara
  8. lesser capybaras
  9. Lesser Caucasus
  10. lesser celandine
  11. lesser celandines

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