See Also: Britain(dictionary)
Britain(1)(dictionary)
Britain(2)(dictionary)
New Britain(encyclopedia)
Britain(encyclopedia)
Festival of Britain(dictionary)
Great Britain(dictionary)
Keep Britain Tidy(dictionary)
Tate Britain(dictionary)
East New Britain(tourism)

Britain (sh)




Name historically applied to the island of Great Britain.

Britain is used especially when referring to its pre-Roman and Roman periods and to its early Anglo-Saxon period. It is the Anglicized form of Latin Britannia. See also United Kingdom.