Meanings
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Origin
- Proto-Celtic*ɸare-“in front of”
- Transalpine Gaulish*Aremorika“(place) by the sea”
- LatinArmorica
- EnglishArmorica
From Latin Armorica (compare Middle English Armorik), alternative form of Arēmorica, from Transalpine Gaulish *Aremorika (“(place) by the sea”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- (“in front of”) + *mori (“sea”). Compare Breton war vor, Welsh ar fôr (“on the sea”), and the tribe Morini.
More words from Latin, Transalpine Gaulish, Proto-Celtic
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Ancient Greek Ἀρμορική
- Ἀρμορική (Armorikḗ)historic French region
Basque Armorika
- Armorikahistoric French region
Bulgarian Арморика
- Арморика (Armorika)historic French region
Catalan Armòrica
- Armòricahistoric French region
Chinese Mandarin 阿摩里卡
- 阿摩里卡historic French region
Czech Armorika
- Armorikahistoric French region
Dutch Armorica
- Armoricahistoric French region
Esperanto Armoriko
- Armorikohistoric French region
Finnish Armorika
- Armorikahistoric French region
French Armorique, Arémorique
- Armoriquehistoric French region
- Arémoriquehistoric French region
German Aremorica, Armorica
- Aremoricahistoric French region
- Armoricahistoric French region
Greek Αρμορική
- Αρμορική (Armorikí)historic French region
Irish Armoiric, Aremorica
- Armoirichistoric French region
- Aremoricahistoric French region
Italian Armorica, Aremorica
- Armoricahistoric French region
- Aremoricahistoric French region
Japanese アルモリカ
- アルモリカhistoric French region
Latin Arēmorica, Armorica
- Arēmoricahistoric French region
- Armoricahistoric French region
Lithuanian Armorika, Aremorika
- Armorikahistoric French region
- Aremorikahistoric French region
Norwegian Armorica
- Armoricahistoric French region
Polish Armoryka
- Armorykahistoric French region
Portuguese Armórica
- Armóricahistoric French region
Russian Армо́рика, Аремо́рика
- Армо́рика (Armórika)historic French region
- Аремо́рика (Aremórika)historic French region
Scottish Gaelic Armorica
- Armoricahistoric French region
Spanish Armórica
- Armóricahistoric French region
Ukrainian Арморика
- Арморика (Armoryka)historic French region
Welsh Armorica, Aremorica
- Armoricahistoric French region
- Aremoricahistoric French region
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APA
Armorica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armorica
MLA
“Armorica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armorica. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Armorica,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armorica.
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