Definition of 'Britain'
noun
another name for Great Britain, United Kingdom
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Synonyms of 'Britain'
the UK, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, the British Isles
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Translations for 'Britain'
British English: Britain
/ˈbrɪtn/ NOUN
Britain is the island consisting of England, Scotland, and Wales, which together with Northern Ireland makes up the United Kingdom.
- American English: Britain
- Arabic: بَريطانِيَا
- Brazilian Portuguese: Grã-Bretanha
- Chinese: 英国
- Croatian: Britanija
- Czech: Británie
- Danish: Storbritannien
- Dutch: Groot-Brittannië
- European Spanish: Gran Bretaña
- Finnish: Britannia
- French: Grande-Bretagne
- German: Großbritannien
- Greek: Βρετανία
- Italian: Gran Bretagna
- Japanese: 英国
- Korean: 영국
- Norwegian: Storbritannia
- Polish: Brytania
- European Portuguese: Grã-Bretanha
- Romanian: Britania
- Russian: Британия
- Spanish: Bretaña
- Swedish: Storbritannien
- Thai: ประเทศสหราชอาณาจักรอังกฤษ
- Turkish: İngiltere
- Ukrainian: Велика Британія
- Vietnamese: Vương Quốc Anh
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Definition of Britain from the
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