Lielbritānija

From liels (“big, great”) +‎ Britānija (“Britain, Brittany”), following the example of other European languages (English Great Britain, German Großbritannien, French Grande-Bretagne, etc.).

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Lielbritānija f (4th declension)

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)

   Lielbritānija ir astotā lielākā sala pasaulē, kā arī vislielākā sala Eiropā. ― Great Britain is the eighth largest island in the world, and also the largest island in Europe.

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)

   Synonym: Apvienotā Karaliste

3. (loosely) the British Isles

   Synonym: Britu salas

• Anglija
• Apvienotā Karaliste
• Lielbritānijas un Ziemeļīrijas Apvienotā Karaliste

• britisks
• brits, britiete
• Britānija
• Britu salas

• Anglija
• Skotija
• Velsa