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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: 
  • Dutch: Britannií«
Etymology: Breteyne, from Bretaigne, from Britannia, deriving from Pretannia, Diodorus's Greek rendering of the indigenous name pretani.

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