Britain — may refer to:In geography: * Great Britain, an island to the northwest of Continental Europe * Britain, Virginia, an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia, USAIn politics * United Kingdom, a sovereign state consisting of Great… … Wikipedia
Britain — Britain, Great Britain, the British Isles, England, etc. 1. Use of these terms causes confusion. Great Britain refers to the largest island in the group, which is divided between England, Scotland, and Wales. Politically, it means these three… … Modern English usage
Britain — [brit′ n] GREAT BRITAIN … English World dictionary
Britain — c.1300, Breteyne, from O.Fr. Bretaigne, from L. Britannia, earlier Brittania, from Brittani the Britons (see BRITON (Cf. Briton)). The O.E. was Brytenlond and meant Wales. If there was a Celtic name for the island, it has not been recorded … Etymology dictionary
Britain — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Britain », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Britain est le nom anglais historique… … Wikipédia en Français
Britain — /brit n/, n. 1. See Great Britain. 2. Britannia (def. 1). * * * I Name historically applied to the island of Great Britain. Britain is used especially when referring to its pre Roman and Roman periods and to its early Anglo Saxon period. It is… … Universalium
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 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK … Useful english dictionary
Britain — Roman province from 43 ca. 410, when Honorios (q.v.) informed Britain that it must see to its own defense against the Saxons, who had menaced the province s southern shore since the third century. Constantius Chlorus, father of Constantine I… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Britain — noun /ˈbɹɪ.tən,ˈbɹɪ.ʔn̩/ a) The United Kingdom. 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). b) Brittany.… … Wiktionary
Britain — /ˈbrɪtn/ (say britn) noun 1. → Great Britain. 2. Battle of, a series of heavy bombing attacks on Britain by the German air force in August–October 1940, repulsed by a small force of Royal Air Force fighters. {Middle English Bretayne, from Old… …
