Britānija

Borrowed from Russian Брита́нія (Británija), from Latin Britania.

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Britānija f (4th declension)

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)
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)
3. alternative form of Bretaņa:
   1. Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)
   2. Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)

• Lielbritānija (“Great Britain”)

• brits (“British”)