Definitions for Britain
ˈbrɪt nBri·tain

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain(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

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Britain(ProperNoun)

   the island of Great Britain.

2. Britain(ProperNoun)

   The United Kingdom.

3. Britain(ProperNoun)

   Brittany.

4. Britain(ProperNoun)

   the British Empire.

5. Britain(ProperNoun)

   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. Britain(ProperNoun)

   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.)

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Britain

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

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

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. Fabian Picardo:

   Throughout our history we've stuck with Britain.

2. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble:

   Nobody can force Britain to submit this application.

3. England Chancellor George Osborne:

   Leaving the EU is a one-way ticket to a poorer Britain.

4. Angela Merkel:

   We will have difficult negotiations with Britain, it will not be easy.

5. David Lloyd George:

   What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.

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