Great Britain
England's larger island
Great Britain is the island comprising England, Scotland, and Wales—the largest of the British Isles.
The term is often used interchangeably with the United Kingdom, though technically the UK also includes Northern Ireland.
Great Britain dominated the medal count at the Olympics.
In historical contexts, Great Britain dates from the 1707 union of the English and Scottish crowns.
Atlantic archipelago nation
- EnglandLargest British country
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- WalesCeltic British principality
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
Westminster · monarchy · Prime Minister · Brexit · House of Commons · House of Lords · Downing Street · devolution
British public broadcaster
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- The BeatlesLegendary British rock group
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
cricket · monarchy · fish and chips · double-decker · Jane Austen · Chaucer · Highland games · Premier League
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- Norman ConquestFrench duke's English takeover
- Magna CartaCharter curbing royal authority
- TudorsEnglish royal dynasty
Elizabethan · Stuart · English Civil War · Glorious Revolution · Georgian · Regency · Victorian · Edwardian
Domination through foreign settlement
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- RajIndian name meaning sovereign
- East India CompanyBritish colonial trading corporation
- dominionAuthority to rule
naval power · territories · colonies · decolonization · protectorate · mercantilism · exploration · slave trade
Water-bounded land mass
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
moors · lowlands · lochs · Lake District · White Cliffs of Dover · Snowdonia · Scottish Highlands · Thames
United Kingdom
Atlantic archipelago nation
parliament · Westminster · monarchy · Prime Minister · Brexit · House of Commons · House of Lords · Downing Street · devolution · Conservative
BBC
British public broadcaster
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- The BeatlesLegendary British rock group
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
tea · cricket · monarchy · fish and chips · double-decker · Jane Austen · Chaucer · Highland games · Premier League · West End
Anglo-Saxon
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- Norman ConquestFrench duke's English takeover
- Magna CartaCharter curbing royal authority
Tudors · Elizabethan · Stuart · English Civil War · Glorious Revolution · Georgian · Regency · Victorian · Edwardian · Industrial Revolution
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- RajIndian name meaning sovereign
- East India CompanyBritish colonial trading corporation
dominion · naval power · territories · colonies · decolonization · protectorate · mercantilism · exploration · slave trade · Scramble for Africa
island
Water-bounded land mass
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
highlands · moors · lowlands · lochs · Lake District · White Cliffs of Dover · Snowdonia · Scottish Highlands · Thames · Severn
- European IslandsSicily, Malta, Crete, Cyprus, Corsica
- Atlantic IslandsAzores, Bermuda, Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- place namesplace names, Peking, Beijing, place name, city names
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- landmassescontinent, island, peninsula, Africa, mainland
Great BritainIreland
North Atlantic island republic
Republic of Ireland · Irish Free State · Northern Ireland · British Empire
great, British, Britain, Brit, Brits, Briton, Britishness, British Empire, British Isles