Britain
pronunciation
How to pronounce Britain in British English:
UK [ˈbrɪtn]
How to pronounce Britain in American English:
US [ˈbrɪtn]
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- Noun:
- a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland
Word Origin
- Britain (n.)
- c. 1300, Breteyne, from Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia, earlier Brittania, from Brittani "the Britons" (see Briton). The Old English place-name Brytenlond meant "Wales." If there was a Celtic name for the island, it has not been recorded.
Example
- 1. Britain and italy should stop temporizing .
- 2. Britain is a big spender on family benefits .
- 3. Britain is that happy outlier .
- 4. But britain has a head-start .
- 5. France and britain punch germany .