britain : Idioms & Phrases


battle of britain

  • noun the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
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great britain

  • noun 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
    U.K.; Great Britain; Britain; UK; United Kingdom.
  • noun an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
    GB.
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king of great britain

  • noun the sovereign ruler of England
    King of England.
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new britain

  • noun the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea
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united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

  • noun 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
    U.K.; Great Britain; Britain; UK; United Kingdom.
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