Britannia
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Britannia
- /bɹɪˈtæn.jə/
- /bɹɪˈtæn.i.ə/
- /bɹɪˈtæn.ɪ.ə/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia. Doublet of Britain and Brittany.
proper noun
- A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom. Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves / Britons never, never shall be slaves
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A province of the Roman Empire, covering most of the island of Britain.
Similar: Roman Britain
- A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
- A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A community in Lake of Bays township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario.
- A group of neighbourhoods in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario.
- A former village in Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario.
- A rural municipality in western Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502.
- A southern suburb of Bacup, Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8821).
- A suburb in Cymmer community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0390).
- Ellipsis of Britannia metal (“a silvery alloy of tin with copper and antimony, somewhat like pewter”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: britain, british, britoness, britisher, brittany, briticism, great britainer, britophile, briton, great britain, old blighty, blighty, britishman, anglo, anglophile, united kingdom
Talk about this word "Britannia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/britannia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Britannia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/britannia "Britannia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/britannia.Cite this
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title = {Britannia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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