Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
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- proper noun the island of
Great Britain . - proper noun The
United Kingdom . - proper noun singular (historically)
Brittany . - proper noun singular (historically) the
British Empire . - proper noun plural (historically, rarely) the
British Empire - proper noun countable (historically, rarely) a
Briton
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Etymologies
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Examples
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GORDON BROWN, PRIME MINISTER, GREAT BRITAIN: It is often said that America and Britain are fighting alone.
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TONY BLAIR, PRIME MINISTER OF BRITAIN: It is the position of Britain, of America, of everybody, that, as the Iraqi force capability builds, so the necessity for our support there diminishes.
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TONY BLAIR, BRITAIN PRIME MINISTER: In all likelihood, 200 or more, possibly many more, British people were killed, which makes it the worst terrorist incident for us in Britain since the war.
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Of modern works the best summary for R.man Britain and for Caesar's invasions is T.R. Holmes, _Ancient Britain_ (1907), who cites numerous authorities.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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BRITAIN: Britain extended a ban on all flights in its airspace until 0000 GMT on Monday.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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BRITAIN: Britain extended a ban on all flights in its airspace until 0000 GMT on Monday.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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BRITAIN: Britain extended a ban on most flights in its airspace to 0600 GMT Sunday.
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BRITAIN is good for Europe but Europe is not good for Britain.
unknown title 2009
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MILITARY UNIFORMS OF BRITAIN AND THE EMPIRE - Britain; Australia; Canada; American Colonial; India; New Zealand; Africa - 1742 to the Present Time by Major R. Money Barnes
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producing dairy products, lamb, apples and onions in that country New Zealand and shipping them to Britain used less energy overall than producing them in Britain
Patronize your farmer’s market | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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