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britain

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If a British employee commits a word that is commonplace in Britain but very offensive in America (like 'fag'), does that mean my repo goes away?

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Quick take

England, Scotland and Wales in combination.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of britain gathered in one view.

noun

England, Scotland and Wales in combination.

noun

(historical) The British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire.

noun

(now rare, historical) An ancient Briton.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for britain.

noun

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.

See also: great-britain, united-kingdom

Example sentences

1

If a British employee commits a word that is commonplace in Britain but very offensive in America (like 'fag'), does that mean my repo goes away?

2

Europe has pretty severe structural problems of its own, and Britain is both tiny and worse off again.

3

Remember that Britain is planning on a referendum to stay or leave the EU, not join the Euro.

4

Seriously, can you name a mainstream news site in Britain that does not set a cookie?

5

Elric was a counter-Conan, and the runestaff saga presented Great Britain as the evil empire.

6

This would never do as the profits were being directed to Britain and the US.

7

There is zero prospect of Britain joining the Euro; nobody's even talking about that.

8

And if Britain wants to have.io, they'd just need some other random island with enough of a presence to justify the country code.

9

In Britain and other places people have the right to roam, but in America nature walks are generally most accessible to city dwellers.

10

People in Britain and France could not belive that anybody was mad enougth that they would actually want to repeat the idiocy that was WW1.

11

I'm tempted to say that they'd have filed in Britain if he wasn't British.

12

The possible upcoming referendum is about Britain leaving the EU.

Quote examples

1

How "very different" the speech of the United States is from the speech of Britain is a matter of distinguishing how different is different enough to be a problem.

2

If Britain and America had not become allies in the late 19th century, then the ongoing antipathy between them would have required their speaking systems to be classified as "languages".

3

Even if Iran's oil nationalization had been completely unfair, Britain and the US would still be directly responsible for installing a dictatorship and indirectly responsible for Iran's "fall out with the West".

4

They were Irish, but the unionists agreed (along with Great Britain) that Ireland should be ruled by the King and be under British rule, and subsequently they all adopt the "British" sect of Christianity (Anglicanism).

Proper noun examples

1

My question (with respect to Britain) is whether this will have any effect on the vote.

2

Britain controls the international routes two and from europe, but when it comes to domestic spying Canada is the much closer partner.

3

My own knowledge comes from universities, both in the United States and Britain.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use britain in a sentence?

If a British employee commits a word that is commonplace in Britain but very offensive in America (like 'fag'), does that mean my repo goes away?

What does britain mean?

England, Scotland and Wales in combination.

What part of speech is britain?

britain is commonly used as noun.