Significat (Anglès)
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- The United Kingdom.
- The island of Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales, especially during antiquity.
- England, Scotland and Wales in combination.
- (obsolete) Brittany.
- The British Isles.
- The British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire.
- The British Empire.
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Freqüència
Amb guionet com a
Brit‧ain
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈbɹɪt.ən/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English Britayne, Breteyn, from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne, Bretaine, from Latin Brittannia, variant of Latin Britannia, from Britannī; reinforced by native Old English Breten, from the same Latin source. Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Prɨdėn (“Britain”) from *Pritanī (also compare *Prɨdɨn (“Picts”) from *Pritenī), attested to in Ancient Greek as Πρεττανική (Prettanikḗ), compare Welsh Prydain. Doublet of Britannia and Brittany. More at Britto.
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