Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lesser britain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: lesser bri-tain
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

From Middle English Lesse Bretayne, equivalent to Lesser + Britain, parallel to Medieval Latin Britannia Minor; see there for more.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Lesse Bretayne

Synonyms

Armorica

Questions

What does lesser britain mean?: Brittany
Where does lesser britain come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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