Großbritannien
German
Alternative forms
- Grossbritannien (Switzerland; Liechtenstein)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɡʁoːs.bʁɪˈtan.jən/
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Proper noun
Großbritannien n (proper noun, genitive Großbritanniens or (optionally with an article) Großbritannien)
- 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)
- (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)
Declension
Declension of Großbritannien [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Synonyms
- England (somewhat informal)
Related terms
- Britannien
- Brite
- britisch
- großbritannisch
- Großbrite (rare)
- Kleinbritannien (“Bretagne, Brittany”)