Britain Definition

brĭtn
pronoun
The island of Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales. [from 10th c.]
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(now historical) Brittany. [from 13th c.]

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(now historical) The United Kingdom; the British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire. [from 17th c.]
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(in the plural) The British Empire. [from 19th c.]
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noun

(now rare, historical) An ancient Briton. [from 15th c.]

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adjective

(obsolete) Briton; British. [16th-18th c.]

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Other Word Forms of Britain

Noun

Singular:
Britain
Plural:
britains

Origin of Britain

  • Old English Breoton, Bryten etc., from Latin Britannia; later reinforced by Anglo-Norman Britaine, Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Brittannia, variant of Britannia, from Britannī (see Etymology 2, below).

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  • From Latin Britannus (adjective and noun, plural Britannī), apparently from Brythonic (compare Old Welsh Priten).

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