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Britain
Britain
Britain may refer to: In politics: • United Kingdom, a sovereign state (in full, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) In geography: • Great Britain, an island to the northwest of Continental Europe • Britain, Virginia, an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA In history: • Prehistoric Britain, Britain prior to the Roman invasion of 43 AD. • Roman Britain 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, Britain from the end of Roman rule in 410 AD to the arrival of St. Augustine in 597. • Great Britain in the Middle Ages, Britain from the end of Roman rule in 410 AD until the beginning of Tudor rule in 1485. • Early Modern Britain, Britain from the Tudor period, beginning in 1485, until the merger of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland with the Acts of Union in 1707. • 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 People: • Calvin Britain 1800-1862, American politician from Michigan • Kristen Britain, novelist from New York state Other: • Captain Britain, Marvel Comics superhero • W. Britain, toy soldier company
See also
Terminology: • Britain (name) for the etymology of the word • Terminology of the British Isles, discusses the sometimes ambiguous or contentious names for parts of the island group Related: • British (disambiguation) adjective meaning from/of Britain; and derived senses • British Isles, the island group Britain is part of • Britannia (disambiguation), a personification of Britain; and derived senses • Brittany (disambiguation), a region of France settled by Brythons; and derived senses • Great Britain (disambiguation) • New Britain (disambiguation) • List of all pages beginning with "Britain" • List of all pages beginning with "Great Britain" • List of all pages beginning with "United Kingdom"
Similar spellings
• Brittain, a more common spelling for the surname • Britten (disambiguation) • Briton, meaning a British person • Brython, pre-Roman inhabitant of Great Britain
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