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Look up Britain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
In contemporary references, Britain may refer to:
- Great Britain, an island to the northwest of Continental Europe
- United Kingdom, a sovereign state consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
In a historical context, Britain may refer to:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a sovereign state from 1801 to 1927
- Kingdom of Great Britain, a sovereign state from 1707 to 1800
- Roman Britain, also known as Britannia, a Roman province covering southern Great Britain from 43 to 410 AD
See also
- British (disambiguation)
- British Isles (terminology)
- Briton (British people)
- Brython (Pre-Roman inhabitants of Great Britain)
- New Britain (disambiguation)