Britain
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Britain usually refers to:
- United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands
- Great Britain, the largest island in the United Kingdom
- Roman Britain, a former Roman province corresponding roughly to modern-day England and Wales
- Historical predecessors to the present-day United Kingdom:
- Kingdom of Great Britain (1707 to 1801)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801 to 1922)
Britain may also refer to:
Places
- Britain (place name)
- Britain, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States of America
People
- Calvin Britain (1800–1862), an American politician
- Kristen Britain, an American novelist
Other uses
- Captain Britain, a Marvel Comics superhero
- National sports teams of the United Kingdom
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Britain
- All pages with titles containing Britain
- Terminology of the British Isles
- England
- Britains
- Britannia
- British Isles
- Brittain (disambiguation)
- Brittany (disambiguation)
- Brit (disambiguation)
- Britten (disambiguation)
- Briton (disambiguation)
- Brittonic languages
- British (disambiguation)
- Great Britain (disambiguation)
- New Britain (disambiguation)