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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Synonyms:
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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Britain Sentence Examples

  • This was fine with Great Britain but not with Maine.

  • The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain, in after-dinner conversations over the wine.

  • Prehistoric tumuli are found abundantly in almost all parts of Europe and Asia from Britain to Japan.

  • The value of the trade with British colonies and Great Britain in 1905 was over 7,200,000.

  • By the end of the month, Japan, bound by treaty with Great Britain, declared war on Germany.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRI

Words Ending With

NINAIN

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Britain

Words Starting With B and Ending With N

Starts With B & Ends With NStarts With BR & Ends With NStarts With B & Ends With IN

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With B7 Letter Words Ending With N