Britannic
Relating to Britain
Britannic is a formal or ceremonial adjective meaning British, used almost exclusively in the phrase His/Her Britannic Majesty in diplomatic contexts and official documents.
The word appears on British passports and in international treaties.
Outside such formal usage, Britannic sounds archaic or grandly ironic.
Historic British shipping firm
- sister shipsCraft of identical design
- TitanicIll-fated 1912 vessel
- OlympicOf the Games
- hospital shipWatercraft providing medical care
ocean liner · transatlantic · voyage · sea trials · maiden voyage · keel · hull · propeller
First global military conflict
- mine explosionDetonation in underground excavation
- Aegean SeaEastern Mediterranean basin
- 1916World War One's middle
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
maritime disaster · sinking · casualties · survivors · lifeboats · rescue · wreck · underwater
White Star Line
Historic British shipping firm
- sister shipsCraft of identical design
- TitanicIll-fated 1912 vessel
- OlympicOf the Games
hospital ship · ocean liner · transatlantic · voyage · sea trials · maiden voyage · keel · hull · propeller · funnel
World War I
First global military conflict
- mine explosionDetonation in underground excavation
- Aegean SeaEastern Mediterranean basin
- 1916World War One's middle
shipwreck · maritime disaster · sinking · casualties · survivors · lifeboats · rescue · wreck · underwater · diving
Britannia
Personified island nation
sovereign · majestic · grand · stately · noble · august · Commonwealth · colonial · Victorian · Edwardian