Brittany
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Summary
Brittany is a cultural region[1]. Brittany ranks in the top 3% of cultural region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,719 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Continent: Europe[4]
- Instance of: historical region[5], historical country[6]
- Top-level Internet domain: .bzh[7]
- Anthem: Bro Gozh ma Zadoù[8]
- Named after: Britannia[9]
- Flag: flag of Brittany[10]
- Part of: Celtic nations[11]
- Commons category: Bretagne[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[13], UTC+02:00[14]
- Has part(s): Brittany[15], Loire-Atlantique[16], Armor[17], Argoat[18]
- Highest point: Roc'h Ruz[19]
- Official website: https://www.bretagne.bzh/[20], https://www.bretagne.bzh/br/[21], https://www.bretagne.bzh/gal/[22]
- IPA transcription: [bʁə.taɲ][23], [bʁɛjs][24], [bʁɛχ][25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brittany[26]
- Commons gallery: Bretagne - Breizh[27]
- Population: 4,687,381[28]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Brittany[29]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[30], Dictionnaire du patrimoine rennais[31], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Meyer’s Universum, Siebzehnter Band[34]
- Motto text: Potius mori quam fœdari[35], Kentoc'h mervel eget bezañ saotret[36], Plutôt la mort que la souillure[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:People born in Brittany[38]
- Demonym: Breton[39], Bretonne[40], Bretons[41], Breizhad[42], Breizhadez[43], bretono[44], Briotánach[45], Llydawr[46], Llydawes[47], Llydawyr[48], Bretonnes[49], bretoni[50], Bretonec[51], Bretonka[52]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Brittany[53]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Brittany[54]
- Different from: Brittany[55], province of Brittany[56], Duchy of Brittany[57], Roman Britain[58]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Brittany include Brittany[59], a region of France[60], in France[61], founded in 1960[62], headquartered in Q66660267[63]; Bretagne[64], a frigate[65]; and rue de Bretagne[66], a street[67], in France[68].
Why It Matters
Brittany has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Brittany is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
Entities named for Brittany include Brittany[59], a region of France[60], in France[61], founded in 1960[62], headquartered in Q66660267[63]; Bretagne[64], a frigate[65]; and rue de Bretagne[66], a street[67], in France[68].