Britain

Betekenis (Engels)

Name

1. (broadly, countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) Great Britain, 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; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity.
3. (countable, uncountable) England, Scotland and Wales in combination.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Brittany.
5. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) The British Isles.
6. (countable, historical, uncountable) The British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire.
7. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) The British Empire.

Noun

An ancient Briton.

Adj

Briton; British.

Concepten

Groot-Brittannië

Brittannië

Groot-Brittanie

Britannië

Groot-Brittanië

Synoniemen

Great Britain

United Kingdom

England

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

U.K.

🇬🇧

UK

🇬🇧

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

GB

🇬🇧

Europe

Britannia

foreign country

Vertalingen

Grande-Bretagne

Gran Bretaña

Britannien

Großbritannien

Grossbritannien

Bretaña

Royaume-Uni

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbɹɪt.ən/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: Britayne

Verwant aan Oudengels: Breten

Verwant aan Welsh: Prydain

Verwant aan Old Welsh: Priten

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.

Zinnen

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

In Groot -Brittannië bloeit het minder overvloedig en heeft het zelfs de reputatie teder te zijn.

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

Hij lijkt gevangen te zijn genomen in Yorktown, Virginia en is teruggekeerd naar Groot -Brittannië.