Britanya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an ellipsis of Gran Britanya, from Spanish Gran Bretaña.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bɾiˈtanja/ [bɾɪˈt̪aː.ɲɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /bɾiˈtanja/ [bɾɪˈt̪an̪.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -anja
  • Syllabification: Bri‧tan‧ya

Proper noun

Britanya (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜌ)

  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: Reyno Unido, Gran Britanya
  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: Gran Britanya
  3. (loosely) the British Isles
  4. (historical) the British Empire
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