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Meaning of Britain in English
Pronunciation
/ˈbrɪtn/
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Noun
Britain
Etymology
Old English Breoton, from Latin Brittones‘Britons’, superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French Bretaigne (from Latin Brit(t)annia). It became a largely historical term until revived in the mid 16th century, as the possible union of England and Scotland became a subject of political concern
Definitions
1.
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Examples
« divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland »