Complete Definition of "Britain"

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English
(UK) SAMPA|/"brIt(@)n/
(US) SAMPA|/br\`ItIn?/

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt�n|-ɪt�n

Etymology
Breteyne, from OF. Bretaigne, from L. Britannia, deriving from Pretannia, Diodorus's Greek rendering of the indigenous name pretani.

Proper noun
en-proper-noun

  1. An island off the western coast of Europe, consisting of the mainlands of England, Scotland and Wales; also called Great Britain.
  2. (loosely) The United Kingdom.
  3. (loosely but erroneously) England.

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|Britanija|f
Dutch: Britannië
Hebrew: �ר��נ�� (brit'ania)
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب��ر�تا��ا
Maltese: Brittanja
Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn f

See also the translations of Great Britain, British Isles, United Kingdom and England.

Related terms
Breton
British
Briton
Brittania
Beretania

See also
Great Britain
the British Isles
the United Kingdom

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Category:United Kingdom

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