| Great Britain 1. An island off the western coast of Europe comprising England, Scotland, and Wales. It is separated from the mainland by the English Channel and from Ireland by the Irish Sea. 2. See United Kingdom. |
Great Britain
n
(Placename) England, Wales, and Scotland including those adjacent islands governed from the mainland (i.e. excluding the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). The United Kingdom of Great Britain was formed by the Act of Union (1707), although the term Great Britain had been in use since 1603, when James VI of Scotland became James I of England (including Wales). Later unions created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922). Pop.: 57 103 927 (2001 est.). Area: 229 523 sq. km (88 619 sq. miles) See also United Kingdom
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| Noun | 1. |  Great Britain - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomclanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger" clawback - finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received" lucky dip - a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip" flit - a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit" rustication - temporary dismissal of a student from a university perambulation - a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries fare-stage - a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same pony-trekking - a sport in which people ride across country on ponies fives - a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls bar billiards, bagatelle - a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over tombola - a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum ludo - a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice shove-ha'penny, shove-halfpenny, shovel board - a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark lucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking rag - a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) hornpipe - a British solo dance performed by sailors panto - an abbreviation of pantomime doddle - an easy task minister - the job of a head of a government department headship - the position of headmaster or headmistress costing - cost accounting 11-plus, eleven-plus - (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school swiz - British slang for a swindle Ministry of Transportation test, MOT test, MOT - a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes fire watching - (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky snogging - (British informal) cuddle and kiss zizz - a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz" dekko - British slang for a look square-bashing - drill on a barracks square rub up - a review that refreshes your memory; "I need a rub up on my Latin" shufti - a quick look around (originally military slang); "take a shufti while you're out there" lie-in - a long stay in bed in the morning point duty - the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection national assistance, social assistance, supplementary benefit - benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law boot sale, car boot sale - an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car invigilation - keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating aggro - (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro" punch-up - a fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up" go-slow - a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers Battle of Britain - the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it arterial road - a major or main route backbench - any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons |
| 2. | Great Britain - an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales British Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts Solway Firth - a large firth on the west coast of Britain between England and Scotland |
Translations
Great Britain [ˌgreɪtˈbrɪtən] n → Grande-Bretagne f
in Great Britain → en Grande-Bretagne
to Great Britain → en Grande-Bretagne
from Great Britain
I'm from Great Britain → Je suis britannique.
in Great Britain → en Grande-Bretagne
to Great Britain → en Grande-Bretagne
from Great Britain
I'm from Great Britain → Je suis britannique.
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