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Britain
noun as in British Empire
noun as in United Kingdom
Example Sentences
A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.
He cited Britain, the United States, and France as possible lenders.
It dates to 1740s Britain and of course was written originally in Latin (“Adeste Fideles”).
Although a hit in Britain, the movie flopped after opening at Radio City in New York.
Isaacs grew up in Britain, first Liverpool, then London, during a period of economic turmoil and conservative revival.
Hence it was that he found in Great Britain an implacable enemy ever stirring up against him European coalitions.
Truly the flag of Britain was trailing in the mire, or these men would not have dared to address him in that fashion.
As regards Great Britain, the gold standard is yet preserved for all practical purposes.
Spencer Perceval, prime minister of Great Britain, shot in the lobby of the house of commons.
Great Britain is full of wealth, not entirely but mainly because her people are constantly producing.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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