Great Britain
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Great Britain
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Of the island of Great Britain, to disambiguate Britain from Brittany, i.e. Lesser Britain. From Middle English Great Brittaigne, Grete Britaigne, Grete breteygne, grete Bretayne, grete breteyne, paralleling Anglo-Norman Grande Brettayne and c. 12th-century Medieval Latin Britannia Maior. Equivalent to Great + Britain.
King James VI and I in 1604 proclaimed himself “King of Great Britain, France and Ireland”.
proper noun
- A large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales.
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The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland.
Similar: Albion, Blighty, England, Great Britain, Old Blighty, Old Dart, sceptred isle
- A former kingdom existing on the island of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales; it was in personal union with the Kingdom of Ireland and later merged with it. Official name: Kingdom of Great Britain.
- England, Scotland and Wales in combination, to the exclusion of Northern Ireland.
- The United Kingdom national team (often inclusive of Northern Ireland). The manager of the London Cup hockey tournament must apologise for playing apartheid anthem "Die Stem" before South Africa's clash with Great Britain, SA Hockey Association chief executive Marissa Langeni said on Wednesday.
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name island — see also Britain
| Español | Gran Bretaña |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 그레이트브리튼 Geureiteubeuriteun |
| 日本語 | グレートブリテン Gureito Buriten |
| 中文 | 大不列顛 /大不列颠 Dàbùlièdiān |
| हिन्दी | ग्रेट ब्रिटेन greṭ briṭen, ग्रेटब्रिटेन greṭabriṭen, बृहद् ब्रिटेन bŕhad briṭen |
| Português | Grã-Bretanha |
| Français | Grande-Bretagne |
| Deutsch | Großbritannien |
| Italiano | Gran Bretagna |
| Ελληνικά | Μεγάλη Βρετανία Megáli Vretanía |
| Română | Marea Britanie |
| Русский | Великобрита́ния Velikobritánija |
| Tiếng Việt | Đại Anh, nước Anh, đảo Anh |
| العربية | بِرِيطَانِيَا الْعُظْمَى birīṭāniyā l-ʕuẓmā |
| עברית | בְּרִיטַנְיָה הַגְּדוֹלָה británya ha-g'dolá |
name United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
| 日本語 | グレートブリテン Gurēto Buriten |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | ग्रेट ब्रिटेन greṭ briṭen, ग्रेटब्रिटेन greṭabriṭen |
| Português | Grã-Bretanha |
| Deutsch | Großbritannien |
| Română | Marea Britanie |
| Русский | Великобрита́ния Velikobritánija |
Talk about this word "Great Britain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/great%20britain. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Great Britain. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/great%20britain "Great Britain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/great%20britain.Cite this
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title = {Great Britain},
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