Britain

N อังกฤษ  United Kingdom ang-krid

Britain

Brit ain |ˈbritn ˈbrɪtn | an island that consists of England, Wales, and Scotland. The name is broadly synonymous with Great Britain, but the longer form is more usual for the political unit. See also Great Britain, United Kingdom. ORIGIN Old English Breoton, from Latin Brittones ‘Britons, ’ superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French Bretaigne (from Latin Brit (t )annia ).

Britain, Battle of

Britain, Battle of a series of air battles fought over Britain during August –October 1940, in which the RAF successfully resisted raids by the numerically superior German air force. This led Hitler to abandon plans to invade Britain, although the Germans continued to bomb British cities by night for several months afterwards.

Britain

Brit |ain |ˈbrɪt (ə )n | the island containing England, Wales, and Scotland. The name is broadly synonymous with Great Britain, but the longer form is more usual for the political unit. See also Great Britain, United Kingdom. ORIGIN Old English Breoton, from Latin Brittones ‘Britons ’, superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French Bretaigne (from Latin Brit (t )annia ). It became a largely historical term until revived in the mid 16th cent. , as the possible union of England and Scotland became a subject of political concern.

Britain, Battle of

Britain, Battle of a series of air battles fought over Britain during August –October 1940, in which the RAF successfully resisted raids by the numerically superior German air force. This led Hitler to abandon plans to invade Britain, although the Germans continued to bomb British cities by night for several months afterwards.

Britain

Britain noun the United Kingdom, the UK, Great Britain, the British Isles; Brit. informal Blighty; literary Albion.

Britain

Brit ain /brɪ́t (ə )n / (! Britonと同音 ) (形 名 )British 名詞 大ブリテン島 (Great Britain ); 英国 〘England, Scotland, Walesから成る総称; これにNorthern Irelandを加えたのがthe United Kingdom 〙.