Britain

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Britain may refer to:

toponymy

• the British Isles, an archipelago off the northwest coast of Europe
• Great Britain, the largest island of that archipelago
• historically,
  • Prehistoric Britain
  • Roman Britain or Britannia, a Roman province covering most of modern England and Wales, and some of southern Scotland.
  • Sub-Roman Britain
  • Great Britain in the Middle Ages
  • Early Modern Britain
  • the Kingdom of Great Britain, a sovereign state from 1707 to 1800
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a sovereign state from 1801 to 1927
• the current United Kingdom (UK)
  • the British Islands controlled by the UK
• Brittany (obsolete)
• Britain, Virginia, an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

as a surname

• Calvin Britain (1800-1862), American politician from Michigan
• Kristen Britain, novelist from New York state
• W. Britain, founder of the eponymous toy soldier company

other

• Captain Britain, Marvel Comics superhero
• Team Britain, professional wrestling stable

[edit] See also

• Terminology of the British Isles
• British Isles naming dispute
• Britain (name)
• Britons (historic), the Celtic inhabitants of Britain, ancestors of the Welsh, Cornish and Bretons
• Prydain, the Welsh name for Britain as land of the Brythons
• Cruithne (people) (also known as Priteni), the tribe originally eponymous of the name

disambiguation

• Britannia (disambiguation), a personification of Britain; and derived senses
• British (disambiguation), adjective meaning from/of Britain; and derived senses
• Briton (disambiguation)
• British people
• Brittain, surnames and disambiguation
• Brittany (disambiguation), a region of France settled by Brythons; and derived senses
• Britten (surname), an English surname
• Great Britain (disambiguation)
• New Britain (disambiguation)