ব্রিটেন

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from English Britain.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɾiʈen/, [ˈbɾiʈen]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɹiten/, [ˈbɹiten]

Proper noun

ব্রিটেন • (briṭen)

  1. (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)
    Synonyms: যুক্তরাজ্য (juktorajjo), (loosely) ইংল্যান্ড (iṅlênḍ)
  2. Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)
    Synonym: গ্রেট ব্রিটেন (greṭ briṭen)
  3. (historical) the British Empire
    Synonyms: ব্রিটিশ সাম্রাজ্য (briṭiś śamrajjo), ইংরেজ সাম্রাজ্য (iṅrej śamrajjo), (loosely) ইংল্যান্ড (iṅlênḍ)
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