Arverni
/ɑːɹˈvɜːɹnaɪ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An ancient, powerful Gallic tribe living in what is now the Auvergne region of France, who opposed the Romans on several occasions. historical, plural, plural-only
"The vast plateau of the Massif Central was still the fortress it had been when the Arverni tribes held out against the Romans. Its rivers were unnavigable and its links to the rest of France practically non-existent."
Example
More examples"The vast plateau of the Massif Central was still the fortress it had been when the Arverni tribes held out against the Romans. Its rivers were unnavigable and its links to the rest of France practically non-existent."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Arvernī m pl.