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Britain may refer to:
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a state in western Europe
  • Great Britain
    Great Britain
    Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

    , the largest island in the British Isles
  • Britain, Virginia
    Britain, Virginia
    Britain is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA lying along Milltown Creek. It is located on the eastern flanks of Short Hill Mountain along Mountain Road at its junction with Britain Road.-History:...

    , an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
  • Britain (name)
    Britain (name)
    The name Britain is derived from the Latin name Britannia , via Old French Bretaigne and Middle English Bretayne, Breteyne...

    , the place name Britain and its toponymy

People with the surname

  • Calvin Britain
    Calvin Britain
    Calvin Britain was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Britain was born in Jefferson County, New York. He came to Michigan in 1827 and was the first settler in the town of St. Joseph. He laid out the village of St. Joseph, first known as Newburyport...

     1800-1862, American politician from Michigan
  • Kristen Britain
    Kristen Britain
    Kristen Britain is the author of Green Rider, First Rider's Call, The High King's Tomb, and Blackveil.-Background:Britain grew up in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, where she started her first novel - an undersea fantasy featuring herself and her friends - at the age of nine...

    , novelist from New York state

See also

  • Captain Britain
    Captain Britain
    Captain Britain , briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly, #1...

    , a Marvel Comics superhero
  • W. Britain
    W. Britain
    The W. Britain brand name of toy and collectable soldiers is derived from a company founded by William Britain Jr., a British toy manufacturer, who in 1893 invented the process of hollow casting in lead, and revolutionized the production of toy soldiers. The company quickly became the industry...

    , a toy soldier company
  • Brittany
    Brittany
    Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

     or Lesser Britain, a region of France
  • Prehistoric Britain
    Prehistoric Britain
    For the purposes of this article, Prehistoric Britain is that period of time between the first arrival of humans on the land mass now known as Great Britain and the start of recorded British history...

    , Britain prior to 43 AD
  • Roman Britain
    Roman Britain
    Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...

     or Britannia, a Roman province covering most of modern England and Wales and some of southern Scotland from 43 to 410 AD
  • Sub-Roman Britain
    Sub-Roman Britain
    Sub-Roman Britain is a term derived from an archaeological label for the material culture of Britain in Late Antiquity: the term "Sub-Roman" was invented to describe the potsherds in sites of the 5th century and the 6th century, initially with an implication of decay of locally-made wares from a...

    , Britain from 410 AD to 597
  • Britain in the Middle Ages
    Britain in the Middle Ages
    England in the Middle Ages concerns the history of England during the Medieval period — from the end of Roman rule in Britain through to the Early Modern period...

    , various parts of Britain from 410 AD to 1485
  • Early Modern Britain
    Early Modern Britain
    Early modern Britain is the history of the island of Great Britain, roughly corresponding to the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Major historical events in Early Modern British history include the English Renaissance, the English Reformation and Scottish Reformation, the English Civil War, the...

    , Britain from the Tudor period, from 1485 to 1707
  • Kingdom of Great Britain
    Kingdom of Great Britain
    The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...

    , a sovereign state from 1707 to 1801
  • British Empire
    British Empire
    The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...

     during the 19th to early 20th century
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....

    , a sovereign state from 1801 to 1922 (and between 1922 and 1927 in its superseded form)
  • British Isles
    British Isles
    The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...

    , a group of islands that includes Great Britain, Ireland, and other islands
  • Terminology of the British Isles, discusses the sometimes ambiguous or contentious names for parts of the island group
  • British (disambiguation) adjective meaning from/of Britain; and derived senses
  • Britannia (disambiguation)
    Britannia (disambiguation)
    Britannia is the original Latin name the Roman Empire gave to the island of Great Britain, a name later used for a female personification of the United Kingdom.Britannia may also refer to:* Britannia Bridge, a bridge across the Menai Strait...

    , a personification of Britain; and derived senses
  • Brittany (disambiguation)
    Brittany (disambiguation)
    Brittany is a historical province of France. It may also refer to the following affiliation:* Duchy of Brittany, an historical administrative unit...

    , a region of France settled by ancient Britons; and derived senses
  • Great Britain (disambiguation)
    Great Britain (disambiguation)
    Great Britain is a large island off northwest Europe.Great Britain may also refer to:* The kingdom of Great Britain, a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801...

  • New Britain (disambiguation)
    New Britain (disambiguation)
    New Britain is an island in Papua New Guinea.New Britain can also refer to:*New Britain, Connecticut, United States*New Britain, Pennsylvania, United States*New Britain , 1982 Whitehouse album...

  • Britten (disambiguation)
  • Brittain (disambiguation)
  • Briton (disambiguation)
  • Brython
    Brython
    The Britons were the Celtic people culturally dominating Great Britain from the Iron Age through the Early Middle Ages. They spoke the Insular Celtic language known as British or Brythonic...

    , a pre-Roman inhabitant of Great Britain