Meaning of Britannia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.
2. A province of the Roman Empire, covering most of the island of Britain.
   historical
3. A number of places in Canada:
4. A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
5. A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
6. A community in Lake of Bays township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario.
7. A group of neighbourhoods in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario.
8. A former village in Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario.
9. A rural municipality in western Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502.
10. A southern suburb of Bacup, Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8821).
11. A suburb in Cymmer community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0390).
12. Ellipsis of Britannia metal (“a silvery alloy of tin with copper and antimony, somewhat like pewter”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Examples

“Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves / Britons never, never shall be slaves”

“I recall the height of comfort attained by the green-cushioned "first" with starched white antimacassars and a pretentious grey floor mat on which it seemed a sacrilege to stand, as it was embellished with the North Western conception of Britannia, complete with trident.”

“Burn Britannia, kill the Queen, that's a vibe”

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