The ancient Roman name for Brittany in northwestern France, a region inhabited by Celtic peoples.
From Latin 'Armorica,' possibly deriving from Gallic roots meaning 'place of the sea' or 'by the sea,' used by Roman geographers and historians to describe the coastal peninsula.
When Romans called the region Armorica, they were dealing with people who spoke Celtic languages and practiced customs completely different from Mediterranean cultures—it represented the far reaches of their known world.
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