What does Britain mean?

Definitions for Britain
ˈbrɪt nbritain

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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

  1. Britainnoun

    the island of Great Britain.

  2. Britainnoun

    The United Kingdom.

  3. Britainnoun

    Brittany.

  4. Britainnoun

    the British Empire.

  5. 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).

  6. 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.)

ChatGPT

  1. britain

    Britain, often referred to as Great Britain, is a large island located off the north-western coast of mainland Europe. It's the largest of the British Isles and includes the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales. The term 'Britain' is also colloquially used to refer to the United Kingdom, which includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's recognized for its significant cultural, economic, and political influence in global affairs.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. 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

  1. Britain

    This country was known to the Phœnicians as Barat-Anac, “the land of time.” The Romans called it Britannia.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BRITAIN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Britain is ranked #26025 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Britain surname appeared 942 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Britain.

    90.2% or 850 total occurrences were White.
    3.1% or 30 total occurrences were Black.
    2.9% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.4% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.1% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.9% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Britain' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #324

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Britain' in Written Corpus Frequency: #993

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Britain in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Britain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Britain in a Sentence

  1. Prince Jan Zylinski:

    We are often more loyal to Britain than many British people I know, we are very grateful to be here. We would like you to be grateful too. Please stop knocking the Poles. We love this country we would like British to love us too.

  2. Formula One:

    We have always said that, if it is to have a long-term future, our sport must preserve its historic venues and Silverstone and Great Britain represent the cradle of this sport, formula One is a global sport, held on five continents, watched by an audience of over 500 million fans around the world and our aim is to grow this number by bringing the sport we love to new countries, while also maintaining its roots.

  3. European Commission President Juncker:

    I want a fair deal with Britain, but Britain is not in a situation to impose its exclusive agenda to all the other member states of Europe.

  4. Thomas Markle:

    I am proud that my new grandson is born into the British royal family and I am sure that he will grow up to serve the crown and the people of Britain with grace, dignity, and honour.

  5. Abbas Mousavi:

    What (Murrison) said after the meetings was not constructive. It seems Britain is siding with America due to its domestic problems and Brexit crisis.

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Britain#1#3306#10000

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