Britannia Definition

brĭ-tănyə, -tănē-ə
noun
A female figure symbolizing Great Britain or the British Empire.
Webster's New World
Britannia metal.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A female personification of Britain.

Wiktionary
A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Origin of Britannia

  • Latin Britain from Britannī the Britons

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Britannia Sentence Examples

  • His great work, Britannia Romana, or the Roman Antiquities of Britain (London, 1732), one of the scarcest and most valuable of its class, contains the result of patient labour.

  • The manufacture of Britannia ware was begun in 1812.

  • He was associated with Sir William Fairbairn in an important series of experiments on cast iron, and his help was sought by Robert Stephenson in regard to the forms and dimensions of the tubes for the Britannia bridge.

  • The berg is crowned by three great granite boulders, known as the Paarl, Britannia and Gordon Rock.

  • The crags which he flung at Britannia did indeed graze the stern and graze the prow of her craft.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRI

Words Ending With

AIANIA

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Britannia

Words Starting With B and Ending With A

Starts With B & Ends With AStarts With BR & Ends With AStarts With B & Ends With IA

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With B9 Letter Words Ending With A