Dumnonia

//dʌmˈnəʊ.ni.ə// name

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  1. 1
    A Brythonic kingdom in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, centred on what is now Devon historical

Etymology

Named after the Dumnonii, a British Celtic tribe who lived in the region at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain, according to Ptolemy's Geography.

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