Britain
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- United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[note 7] is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land, a sovereign state in north western Europe
- Great Britain Great Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island. With a population of about 61.8 million people in mid-2009, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets. The island of, the largest island in the British Isles
- Britain, Virginia, an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
- Britain (name) The name Britain is derived from the Latin name Britannia , via Old French Bretaigne (whence also Modern French Bretagne) and Middle English Bretayne, Breteyne. The French form replaced Old English Breoton, Breoten, Bryten, Breten (also Breoton-lond, Breten-lond). The Latin term derives from the Greek forms Prettanike or Brettaniai, which, the place name Britain and its toponymy
People with the surname
- Calvin Britain 1800-1862, American politician from Michigan
- Kristen Britain, novelist from New York state
See also
- Captain Britain Captain Britain , briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly, #1 (October 13, 1976). The character has been used in stories through the years by many people, most notably Chris, a Marvel Comics superhero
- W. Britain, a toy soldier company
- Prehistoric Britain Prehistoric Britain is the period between the arrival of the first humans in Great Britain and the start of recorded British history. The period prior to occupation by the genus Homo is part of the Geology of the British Isles. The history of Britain is conventionally reckoned to begin in AD 43 with the Roman invasion of Britain, though some, Britain prior to 43 AD
- Roman Britain Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and about 410 or Britannia, a Roman province covering most of modern England and Wales and some of southern Scotland from 43 to 410 AD
- Sub-Roman Britain Sub-Roman Britain is a term derived from an archaeological label for the material culture of Britain in Late Antiquity: the term "Sub-Roman" was invented to describe the potsherds in sites of the 5th century and the 6th century, initially with an implication of decay of locally-made wares from a higher standard under the Roman Empire. It, Britain from 410 AD to 597
- Great Britain in the Middle Ages, Britain from 410 AD to 1485
- Early Modern Britain Early Modern Britain is the history of Great Britain, roughly corresponding to the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Major historical events in Early Modern British history include the English Renaissance, the English Reformation and Scottish Reformation, the English Civil War, the Restoration of Charles II, the Glorious Revolution, the Treaty of, Britain from the Tudor period, from 1485 to 1707
- Kingdom of Great Britain The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a sovereign state in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801. It was created by the merger of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, under the Acts of Union 1707, to create a single kingdom encompassing the whole of the island of Great, a sovereign state from 1707 to 1801
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927. It was formed by the merger of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland, with Ireland being governed directly from Westminster through its Dublin Castle administration, a sovereign state from 1801 to 1922 (and between 1922 to 1927 in its superseded form)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[note 7] is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land, a sovereign state from 1922 to present (officially entitled in 1927)
- British Isles 1 These are the official languages of the eight jurisdictions within the British Isles. Other languages are spoken, including several other native languages and dialects that have regional or special status, a group of islands that includes Great Britain, Ireland, and other islands
- Terminology of the British Isles Various terms are used to describe the different geographical and political areas of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, and surrounding islands. The terminology is often a source of confusion, partly owing to the similarity between some of the actual words used, but also because they are often used loosely. The purpose of this article is to, discusses the sometimes ambiguous or contentious names for parts of the island group
- British (disambiguation) adjective meaning from/of Britain; and derived senses, including Briton (disambiguation)
- Britannia (disambiguation), a personification of Britain; and derived senses
- Brittany (disambiguation), a region of France settled by ancient Britons; and derived senses
- Great Britain (disambiguation)
- New Britain (disambiguation)
- Britten (disambiguation)
- Brittain, a more common spelling for the surname
- Briton (disambiguation), a British person
- Brython The Britons were the Celtic people living in Great Britain from the Iron Age through the Early Middle Ages. They spoke the Insular Celtic language known as British or Brythonic. They lived throughout Britain south of about the Firth of Forth; after the 5th century Britons also migrated to continental Europe, where they established the settlements, a pre-Roman inhabitant of Great Britain
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