Armorican

Armorican
/ahr mawr"i keuhn, -mor"-/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to Armorica.
n.
2. a native of Armorica.
3. Breton (def. 2). Also Armoric.
[ARMORIC(A) + -AN]

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