Britain

[ brit-n ]

noun

1. Great Britain.
2. Britannia ( def 1 ).

Britain

/ ˈbrɪtən /

noun

1. another name for Great Britain United Kingdom

Britain

1. 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 . Its capital and largest city is London .

Notes

It is one of the world's leading industrialized nations.

Most of the settlers of the American colonies were British. The colonies remained under the British crown until the American Revolutionary War .

Britain declared war on Germany in 1939. Allied with the United States and the Soviet Union , the British, under the leadership of Winston Churchill , played an important role in defeating Germany.

At the height of its imperial power in the late nineteenth century, Britain boasted colonies and possessions around the globe. ( See British Empire .)

A constitutional monarchy , Britain's government calls for the hereditary king or queen to perform mostly ceremonial functions. Parliament governs the country.

Example Sentences

But slapping VAT on pies and pasties caused a nationwide uproar that looked like an assault on working Britain's lunch.

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Speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Ball said he was left feeling "disappointed".

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However, she said Britain already has "probably the best palliative care in the world" and insisted her bill already includes the need for a government report on the availability and quality of palliative care.

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"My brother, we have by plane from France to Britain... we guarantee no stoppage or fingerprinting," he told us.

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A tree is sent from Norway each year as token of thanks for Britain's support during World War Two.

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