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Bituriges
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French
Noun
fr noun form m f
fr Biturige
Latin
Etymology
la cel cel-pro
la cel-gau - tribal name, possibly meaning "kings of the world". Compare Proto-Celtic cel-pro *bitus world, tribe *rīxs king 1.
Pronunciation
Biturigēs
Proper noun
Biturigēs<3.pl> m
(Cubi) a Gallic tribe in the province of Berry whose chief city was Avaricum, mentioned by Caesar in his De Bello Gallico commentaries (VII)
(Vivisci) a Gallic tribe of Gallia Aquitania whose chief city was Burdigala (Bordeaux)
Declension
Biturigēs<3.pl>
Descendants
fr Berry Bourges
References
Stanley Alexander Handford, Jane F. Gardner (1983), The Conquest of Gaul By Julius Caesar
la Tribes Celtic tribes