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Morbihan

Meaning of "Morbihan" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORBIHAN

French.

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PRONUNCIATION OF MORBIHAN

Morbihan


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORBIHAN

noun
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Morbihan is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MORBIHAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Morbihan

Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan, the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. It is famous for the Carnac stones, which predate and are more extensive than the more familiar Stonehenge.

Definition of Morbihan in the English dictionary

The definition of Morbihan in the dictionary is a department of NW France, in S Brittany. Capital: Vannes. Pop: 665 540. Area: 7092 sq km.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORBIHAN

Moravian Gate · Moravianism · moray · moray eel · Moray Firth

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORBIHAN

adhan · afghan · Callaghan · darshan · Elizabethan · Foshan · Jonathan · khan · leviathan · lohan · Monaghan · Nathan · nothing less than · orphan · other than · Rajasthan · Shan · than · Vaughan · Wuhan

Synonyms and antonyms of Morbihan in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Morbihan» into 25 languages

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布列塔尼
1,325 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
570 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
510 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
380 millions of speakers
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موربيهان
280 millions of speakers
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Морбиан
278 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
270 millions of speakers
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ব্রতাইন
260 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
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Morbihan
190 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
180 millions of speakers
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モルビアン
130 millions of speakers
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모르 비앙
85 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
85 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
80 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
75 millions of speakers
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मोरबिहान
75 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
70 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
65 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
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Морбіан
40 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
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Morbihan
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Morbihan
14 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
10 millions of speakers
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Morbihan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Morbihan

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Morbihan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORBIHAN»

Discover the use of Morbihan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Morbihan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Brittany and Normandy
TRANSPORT BOAT // See p130 for boats to Belle-Île and below for trips around the Golfe du Morbihan. TRAIN // Vannes has regular TGVs west to Quimper (€ 17.40, 70 minutes), Lorient (€8.80, 30 minutes) and Auray (€3.70, 10 minutes).
Peter Dragicevich, 2010
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Cartulaire de L'Abbaye de Redon en Bretagne
1066-1082. in plebe Maillon, en Mohon , cant. de La Trinité (Morbihan). KERMI'. LBNNAN. villa in Locduiac, ann. 10661081. Voy. Locnunc. ' Kanuon. in Plumiuc. cnn. 1066—1081, Plumicux (Côlesdu-Nord). KEUML (locus) , nnn. 8A6, anc.
Redon (France). L'Abbaye de Redon en Bretagne, 1863
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The Construction of Memory in Interwar France
War monument, Guemene-sur-Scortf (Morbihan) / 85 2.8. Basilica and ossuary, Notre-Dame de Lorette (Pas-de-Calais) / 88 2.9. Ossuary, Douaumont / 89 2.10. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Paris / 101 3.1. Charles Leandre, "Journee de ...
Daniel J. Sherman, 2001
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Statements in Stone: Monuments and Society in Neolithic Brittany
——(1982) 'Nouvelles gravures a Gavrinis, Larmor-Baden (Morbihan)'. Bulletin de la Société Préhistorique Française 79, pp. 89–96. —(1983a) 'Circonscription de Bretagne'. Gallia Préhistoire 26, pp. 309–33. ——(1983b) 'Le tumulus de ...
Mark Patton, 2002
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France
MORBIHAN COAST In the crook of Brittany's southern coastline, the Golfe du Morbihan (Morbihan Coast) is a haven of islands, oyster beds and birdlife. But the area is perhaps best known for its proliferation of mystifying Celtic megaliths,  ...
Nicola Williams, 2010
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France
At the western entrance to the Colfe du Morbihan, Locmariaquer's peninsula has another major concentration of megalithic sights. Like Carnac.it is also a sprawling, highly popular summer resort. Three vast Neolithic monuments, the Grand ...
Philippe Barbour, Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, 2004
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Beyond the Terror: Essays in French Regional and Social ...
SI By Year III the government was probably justified, in departments like the Finist ^re and the Morbihan, in its assumption that deserters were liable to be chouans, recruited into chouan bands as soon as they returned to their homes.52 ...
Gwynne Lewis, Colin Lucas, 2003
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Geography of France
Morbihan Morbihan Coat of Arms of Morbihan Location Administration Department number: 56 Region: Brittany Prefecture: Vannes Subprefectures: Lorient Pontivy Arrondissements: 3 Cantons: 42 Communes: 261 President of the General ...
By Wikipedians
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A Breton Landscape: From The Romans To The Second Empire In ...
AD Morbihan, Series G, “Clergé séculier avant 1790”, for secular religious houses; AD IlleetVilaine, Series C, “Administrations provinciales avant 1790”, for roadbuilding and epidemics; relevant fouages are mostlyatNantes, AD LoireAtlantique, ...
Prof Wendy Davies *Nfa*, Dr Grenville Astill, Grenville Astill, 2013
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Chouannerie and Counter-revolution: Puisaye, the Princes and ...
Cadoudal had tried to insist to Pellew that 'Morbihan' and 'Rennes' were two separate armies:54 but Pellew had made it clear that his masters considered the Morbihan to be a part of Puisaye's ressort. Furthermore Artois, Cadoudal now ...
Maurice Hutt, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORBIHAN»

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Aldermen interview fire chief hopefuls
Before that, Dubois served with the Belaire-Olivier-Morbihan Volunteer Fire Department near New Iberia. Before his interview, Dubois admitted ... «The Daily Iberian, Jul 15»
2
Paris 2024 Will Finalize Sailing Venue in September
... group completed visits to candidate sites including Brest, Hyeres, Le Havre, La Rochelle Marseilles, and the French department of Morbihan. «Around the Rings, Jul 15»
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Panerai British Classic Week 2015 opens in style: Hot sunshine …
The International Jury found against 'Firebrand' and as a result she was disqualified and Vincent De Vries' L'Esprit Du Morbihan, a 1969 Dick ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
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Tour de France à la Voile: Cammas is back
CombiWest crossed the finish line in second place, while Corinthian team Vannes Agglo – Golfe du Morbihan scored a third podium since the ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
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Sydney Curnow Vosper: A Cornish artist who linked Wales and …
The catalogue by Jean-Marc Michaud, then art conservator for the Morbihan, for that exhibition provided him with a sound start for his ... «Celtic News, Jul 15»
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Dun Laoghaire Regatta Focuses The Sailing Mind on Gems Old …
The necessary work meant that Barbara was barely out of the building shop when the Water Wags went to the Morbihan Festival in May, and ... «Afloat, Jul 15»
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A Cornish artist who linked Wales and Brittany
The catalogue by Jean-Marc Michaud, then art conservator for the Morbihan, for that exhibition provided him with a sound start for his ... «Celtic News, Jul 15»
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Tour de France 2015: Riders ready to go flat out for last time
... well-known and respected by the peloton given that they have to climb it no less than 11 times in the Grand Prix Plumelec-Morbihan, one of ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Stage 9 Preview: A TTT to Remember
The Rhuys estate consists of 13 hectares of apple orchards in South Morbihan, exclusively hand-harvested. Food: Gateau Breton. Hey, look. «Podium Cafe, Jul 15»
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Witness: A Letter from France
... as a mermaid, she steps out of the water and walks toward me on the beach at Toulindac, on the gulf of Morbihan, in Brittany, wide shoulders, ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
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