Great Britain
Britain
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Britain
- The island of Great Britain during pre-Roman, Roman, and early Anglo-Saxon times before the reign of Alfred the Great (871-899). The name is derived from Britannia, which the Romans used for the portion of the island that they occupied.
- Abbr. Br. or Brit. See United Kingdom.
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Proper noun
- The island of Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales. [from 10th c.]
- (now historical) Brittany. [from 13th c.]
- (now historical) The United Kingdom; the British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire. [from 17th c.]
- (in the plural) The British Empire. [from 19th c.]
Origin
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).
Adjective
(comparative more Britain, superlative most Britain)
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Sentence Examples
- This was fine with Great Britain but not with Maine.
- Araucaria imbricata, the Chile pine, or "monkey puzzle," was introduced into Britain in 1796.
- By the end of the month, Japan, bound by treaty with Great Britain, declared war on Germany.
- Prehistoric tumuli are found abundantly in almost all parts of Europe and Asia from Britain to Japan.
- Araucaria excelsa, the Norfolk Island pine, a native of Norfolk Island and New Caledonia, was discovered during Captain Cook's second voyage, and introduced into Britain by Sir Joseph Banks in 1793.
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