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Britain most often refers to:
- Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Europe comprising Great Britain and the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland.
- The realm of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, comprising the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies, and British Overseas Territories.
Britain may also refer to:
Places
[edit | edit source]- British Isles, an archipelago comprising Great Britain, Ireland and many other smaller islands
- British Islands, the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man collectively
- Roman Britain, a Roman province corresponding roughly to modern-day England and Wales
- Historical predecessors to the present-day United Kingdom:
- Kingdom of Great Britain (1707 to 1800)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801 to 1922)
- Britain (place name)
- Britain, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
People
[edit | edit source]Given name
[edit | edit source]- Britain Covey (born 1997), American professional football player
- Britain Dalton (born 2001), American actor
- Britain Hart (born 1990), American professional boxer
Surname
[edit | edit source]- Calvin Britain (1800–1862), an American politician
- Clarissa Britain (1816–1895), an American inventor
- Kristen Britain (born 1965), an American novelist
Other uses
[edit | edit source]- Captain Britain, a Marvel Comics superhero
See also
[edit | edit source]- All pages with titles beginning with Britain
- All pages with titles containing Britain
- Terminology of the British Isles
- England
- Britains
- Britannia
- Brittain (disambiguation)
- Brittany (disambiguation)
- Brit (disambiguation)
- Britten (disambiguation)
- Briton (disambiguation)
- Brittonic languages
- British (disambiguation)
- Great Britain (disambiguation)
- Little Britain (disambiguation)
- New Britain (disambiguation)
- National sports teams of the United Kingdom
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