Britain

/ˈbrɪtən/

nounBrit · ain

Think: **BRIT**ish people live in **Brit-ain**—Brit + ain.

Yes, it's Britain. Don’t add an extra letter: it’s **Britain** (not *Britt-*), and it ends with **-ain**.

Definition

  1. nounA common name for Great Britain (the island containing England, Scotland, and Wales), and often used informally to refer to the United Kingdom.

Examples

  • “My cousin moved to Britain for graduate school.”
  • “The Romans built roads across parts of Britain.”
  • “Britain has a long history of maritime trade.”

Synonyms

Great BritainGBUnited KingdomUKBritannia

Translations

ES Gran BretañaPT Grã-BretanhaFR Grande-Bretagne

Common misspellings

BrittanBritenBritianBrittainBritonBritaineBritainnBritain.

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