Britain

Signification (Anglais)

Name

1. The United Kingdom.
2. The island of Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales, especially during antiquity.
3. England, Scotland and Wales in combination.
4. (obsolete) Brittany.
5. The British Isles.
6. The British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire.
7. The British Empire.

Noun

An ancient Briton.

Adj

Briton; British.

Concepts

Grande-Bretagne

Britain

Londres

Royaume-Uni

Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord

orthocentre

Coupé comme

Brit‧ain

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbɹɪt.ən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.

Phrases

In Britain it flowers less profusely and even has a reputation for being tender .

En Grande-Bretagne, il fleurit moins abondamment et a même la réputation d'être tendre.

He appears to have been taken prisoner at Yorktown , Virginia and returned to Britain .

Il semble avoir été fait prisonnier à Yorktown, en Virginie et retourné en Grande-Bretagne.