Meanings
- Ancient name of Auvergne: a region of France
Suddently it was learned that Cæsar had reappeared in Gaul, and was now carrying fire and sword into Arvernia.
1888, A Popular History of France, page 62 more examples
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 priests had bowed down and worshipped.
1858, Essays on Various Subjects, Philological, Philosophical, pages 211-212The 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
- LatinArvernus
- Medieval LatinArvernia
- EnglishArvernia
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Arvernia, from Arvernus (“Arvern”) + -ia (suffix forming country names). By surface analysis, Arvern + -ia. Doublet of Auvergne.
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French Arvernie
- Arvernieancient name of Auvergne — see also Auvergne
German Arvernien
- Arvernienancient name of Auvergne — see also Auvergne
Greek Αρουερνία, Αρβερνία
- Αρουερνία (Arouernía)ancient name of Auvergne — see also Auvergne
- Αρβερνία (Arvernía)ancient name of Auvergne — see also Auvergne
Italian Arvernia
- Arverniaancient name of Auvergne — see also Auvergne
Russian Арверния
- Арверния (Arvernija)ancient name of Auvergne — see also Auvergne
Cite this entry
Arvernia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arvernia
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