Britania Raya

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of Britania +‎ raya (“great”), partial calque of Dutch Groot-Brittannië (“Great Britain”), from Middle English, from Latin maior Britannia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [briˈtania̯ ˈraja]

Proper noun

Britania Raya

  1. 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)
  2. (loosely) Great 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)
  3. (historical) Great Britain (a former kingdom existing on the island of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales; it was in personal union with the Kingdom of Ireland and later merged with it)

Synonyms

See also

countries in Europe: negara-negara di Eropa (appendix)edit
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