Dumnonia

English

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.

Proper noun

Dumnonia

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

Derived terms

• Dumnonian

Anagrams

• Numanoid