Meaning of Great Britain | Babel Free
Definitions
- A large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales.
- The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland.
- A former kingdom existing on the island of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales; it was in personal union with the Kingdom of Ireland and later merged with it. Official name: Kingdom of Great Britain.
- England, Scotland and Wales in combination, to the exclusion of Northern Ireland.
- The United Kingdom national team (often inclusive of Northern Ireland).
Equivalents
Afrikaans
Groot-Brittanje
العربية
بريطانيا العظمى
Беларуская
Вялікабрытанія
Български
Великобритания
বাংলা
গ্রেট ব্রিটেন
Català
Gran Bretanya
Čeština
Velká Británie
Cymraeg
Prydain Fawr
Dansk
Storbritannien
Ελληνικά
Μεγάλη Βρετανία
Esperanto
Granda Britio
Español
Gran Bretaña
Eesti
Suurbritannia
Euskara
Britainia Handia
Français
Grande-Bretagne
Galego
Gran Bretaña
Magyar
Nagy-Britannia
Հայերեն
Մեծ Բրիտանիա
Íslenska
Stóra-Bretland
Italiano
Gran Bretagna
日本語
グレートブリテン
ქართული
დიდი ბრიტანეთი
Қазақша
Ұлыбритания
ខ្មែរ
មហាប៊្រីតថេន
Кыргызча
Улуу Британия
Latina
Britannia
Lietuvių
Didžióji Britãnija
Latviešu
Lielbritānija
Македонски
Велика Британија
Монгол
Их Британи
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ဂရိတ်ဗြိတိန်
Nederlands
Groot-Brittannië
Português
Grã-Bretanha
Română
Marea Britanie
Русский
Великобритания
Slovenščina
Velika Britanija
Gagana Sāmoa
Peretānia Tele
Svenska
Storbritannien
Türkmençe
Beýik Britaniýa
Tagalog
Gran Britanya
Türkçe
Büyük Britanya
ئۇيغۇرچە
بۈيۈك برىتانىيە
اردو
برطانیہ عظمی
Examples
“The manager of the London Cup hockey tournament must apologise for playing apartheid anthem "Die Stem" before South Africa's clash with Great Britain, SA Hockey Association chief executive Marissa Langeni said on Wednesday.”
“Great Britain apologizes to South Africa for playing apartheid anthem before field hockey game”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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