English Explanatory Dictionary

Dumnonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/dʌmˈnəʊ.ni.ə/ /dʌmˈnoʊ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Dumnonia

Etymology

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.

Derived words

Dumnonian
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