Dumnonia

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UK/dʌmˈnəʊ.ni.ə/US/dʌmˈnoʊ.ni.ə/

proper noun

A Brythonic kingdom in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, centred on what is now Devon.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA Brythonic kingdom in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, centred on what is now Devon.

Origin

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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Dumnonia

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Anagrams

Numanoid
Cite this entry
APA

Dumnonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumnonia

MLA

“Dumnonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumnonia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dumnonia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumnonia.

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