Etymology. The word Brittany, along with its French, Breton and Gallo equivalents Bretagne, Breizh and Bertaèyn, derive from the Latin Britannia, which means "land of the Britons". This word had been used by the Romans since the 1st century to refer to Great Britain, and more specifically the Roman province of Britain.
Breton was brought from Great Britain to Armorica (the ancient name for the coastal region that includes the Brittany peninsula) by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages, making it an Insular Celtic language. Breton is most closely related to Cornish, another Southwestern Brittonic language.
Bretons came to north-west France from Britain in the fifth century as Celtic refugees fleeing the invasions of Angles and Saxons. They brought with them the Welsh and Cornish languages from which Breton evolved as a distinct language.
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When used in a historical context, "British" or "Britons" can refer to the Ancient Britons, the Celtic-speaking inhabitants of Great Britain during the Iron Age, whose descendants formed the major part of the modern Welsh people, Cornish people, Bretons and considerable proportions of English people.
In French, the channel is called La Manche (the sleeve). The English Channel is 350 miles (560 kilometers) long. At its widest point it is 150 miles (240 kilometers) across. At its narrowest it is only 21 miles (34 kilometers) across.
However, most Germans (who are unaware of the difference) will say "Großbritannien" in conversation (and you may even see that name on official forms), although if you're from England or Scotland it probably makes more sense to say "England" or "Schottland" respectively.
Come the Revolution, the Aristocracy fled and made their way to England, where they disparagingly called the revolutionaries 'les grenouilles' - the Frogs. Not surprisingly, the term soon swept England as a popular euphemism for the French in general.
The reason for the two names, and the difference between them, has to do with the expansive history of the British Isles. The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe. The largest of these islands are Britain and Ireland. (Smaller ones include the Isle of Wight.)
Black British people or Black Britons are a multi-ethnic group of British people of Sub-Saharan African or Afro-Caribbean descent. The term Black British developed referring to Black British people from the former British West Indies (sometimes called the Windrush Generation), and from Africa.
'Race' is a social construct and not a biological fact as explained in this BBC Video. Race covers: nationality (for example, British), national origin (for example, English), skin colour and ethnicity or 'ethnic origin'. Ethnic origin is defined by a shared history/ancestry, language, or distinctive shared culture.
They found the Stone Age Briton had dark hair - with a small probability that it was curlier than average - blue eyes and skin that was probably dark brown or black in tone. This combination might appear striking to us today, but it was a common appearance in western Europe during this period.
The 2016 population of Gibraltar was estimated at almost thirty thousand people, with approximately 79 percent of the population being of native Gibraltarian ancestry. Another 13 percent were of British origin, while 2.1 percent had a Spanish background.
The culture and language of Brittany is known as Breton, and shares many similarities with the Celtic areas of the UK. The Bretons are fiercely proud of their heritage. In fact, most consider themselves Breton before French, even though France is where they technically live.
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"Fellas", which comes from "fellow", is considered by NAFO to be a gender-neutral term. Current and retired service members from Ukrainian and NATO militaries, as well as Eastern Europeans and Eastern European diaspora, are heavily represented among those participating in the group's activities.
