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   What does 'Britain' mean?

   • What does ‘Britain’ mean? ‘Britain’, ‘Great Britain’ and ‘the United Kingdom’ do not all mean the same thing. Britain is an island in the North Atlantic, off the coast of western Europe. The island contains the nations of England, Wales, and Scotland.

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   Is Britain a country?

   • The term Britain is widely used as a common name for the sovereign state of the United Kingdom, or UK for short. The United Kingdom includes three countries on the largest island, which can be called the island of Britain or Great Britain: these are England, Scotland and Wales.

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   What does UK mean in English?

   • This is the United Kingdom, or ‘UK’ – full name ‘the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’. Each constituent part of the UK has its own form of devolved government, except England. The inhabitants of Britain and the UK should be generally referred to as ‘British’, or specifically from their UK country of origin – eg ‘Welsh’.

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   Where did the word 'British' come from?

   • It is possible that the word Britain comes from an old British word meaning “people of the designs,” possibly from their war paint or tattoos. It was printed on July 4, 1776, the date of America’s independence from Britain. The colonists did not want to pay the tax, so they decided to become free from Britain.

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   What is the difference between UK and UK?

   • To recap, then: Britain or Great Britain means England, Wales and Scotland. The United Kingdom means England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The inhabitants of the UK and Britain are called British – or specifically their country of origin (ie English, Welsh, Scottish, or Northern Irish) – but don’t get this wrong.

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   Why is Britain called Great Britain?

   • That might be because they called it Caledonia. Great Britain was originally called ‘great’ in the sense of ‘greater’ to distinguish it from ‘lesser’ (ie ‘smaller’), or Little Britain’ – Brittany in what is now France – not because its people are in any way superior, or the place much, much nicer than anywhere else.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBritain | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Britain. A game from Britain is becoming very popular in other countries: snooker. In 1714, Britain asked clockmakers to make a clock for boats. In 1764 these colonies had to pay a tax to Britain for sugar from the West Indies.

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     Britain definicja: 1. England, Scotland, and Wales 2....

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     Britain meaning: 1. England, Scotland, and Wales 2. England,...

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     Britain translate: 英格蘭，蘇格蘭，威爾士的統稱. Learn more in the...

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     British definition: 1. belonging to or relating to the...

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   Britain or Great Britain means England, Wales and Scotland. The United Kingdom means England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The inhabitants of the UK and Britain are called British – or specifically their country of origin (ie English, Welsh, Scottish, or Northern Irish) – but don’t get this wrong.

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   What does the noun Britain mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun Britain . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Jun 24, 2016 · In strict geographic terms, Great Britain (also known as “Britain”) is an island tucked between the North Sea and the English Channel, which at its narrowest point is about 20 miles away from...

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBRITAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Britain is an informal name for Great Britain, the island consisting of England, Scotland, and Wales, which together with Northern Ireland makes up the United Kingdom.

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   The term Britain is widely used as a common name for the sovereign state of the United Kingdom, or UK for short. The United Kingdom includes three countries on the largest island, which can be called the island of Britain or Great Britain: these are England, Scotland and Wales.

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   Officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, located on the British Isles off the western coast of the mainland ( continent) of Europe. It comprises England , Wales , and Scotland on the island of Great Britain , and Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland .