What does Britain mean?
Definitions for Britain
ˈbrɪt nbritain
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Princeton's WordNet
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britainnoun
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
Wiktionary
Britainnoun
the island of Great Britain.
Britainnoun
The United Kingdom.
Britainnoun
Brittany.
Britainnoun
the British Empire.
Britainnoun
the British Empire
The name of 'Britain' [...] ought to answer every purpose, or if that be thought too condensed, it may be pluralized into 'The Britains'. (The Times, 16 July 1874, 10/6, cited after OED).
Britainnoun
a Briton
The Britains' struggles with the Scots and Picts [...] led to the Britains asking the Romans for help in constructing a great wall. (L. C. Lambdin and R. T. Lambdin, Companion to Old and Middle English Literature, 2002, p. 12.)
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
britain
(called by the Romans Britannia, from the Celtic name Prydhain). The Celts, the ancestors of the Britons and modern Welsh, were the first inhabitants of Britain; it is referred to by Herodotus, 450 B.C.; invaded by Julius Cæsar, 55-54 B.C.; Aulus Plautus and Vespasian reduced South Britain, 47. Romans defeated by Boadicea; 70,000 slain, and London burnt; she is defeated by Suetonius; 80,000 slain, 61. Agricola, governor, conquers Anglesea, and overruns Britain in seven campaigns, and reforms the government, 78-84. He defeats the Caledonians under Galgacus; surrenders the island, 84. The Romans held sway in Britain down to about 420, soon after which time the Saxons invaded South Britain, and ultimately subdued it. It was merged into the kingdom of England about 829. See England.
Etymology and Origins
Britain
This country was known to the Phœnicians as Barat-Anac, “the land of time.” The Romans called it Britannia.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Britain' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #324
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Britain' in Written Corpus Frequency: #993
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Britain in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Britain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Britain in a Sentence
The railways are a vital public service and industrial action would have a massive impact on millions of passengers as well as freight distribution across Britain, we will do everything we can to keep our railways moving during these times of uncertainty and to stop the RMT from behaving in a way that will cause untold misery to our passengers and will hurt the economy.
Every country is sovereign and can decide for itself on sanctions. But Germany, France and Britain, the 'EU3', say themselves that Iran poses a threat. Do they want to do business with a threat? if so then all companies chiefs who want this should stand up and say: 'we want to do business with the mullahs'.
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka:
The European Union must change quickly, not because Britain has left, but because the European project needs much stronger support of its citizens. Europe must be more ready to act, be flexible, less bureaucratic and much more sensible to the diversity that the 27 member states represent.
There's so much of a debate at the moment about what Britain is and what Britain is not and how it's excluding and how it's isolating itself, i wanted to celebrate what I feel Britain is, which is something much more lively and vibrant and cheery - the comedy heritage, the literary heritage, the variety, the arts.
The 'In' campaign want us to believe that Britain is beaten and broken ... (It) imagines that the people of this country are mere children, capable of being frightened into obedience by conjuring up new bogeymen every night.
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