Britain may refer to:

toponymy

• the British Isles, an archipelago off the northwest coast of Europe
• Great Britain, the largest island of that archipelago
• historically,
  • Prehistoric Britain
  • Roman Britain or Britannia, a Roman province covering most of modern England and Wales, and some of southern Scotland. The British Isles (Irish variously Na hOileáin Bhriotanacha, Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa, Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór; Ellanyn Goaldagh Eileanan See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Prehistoric Britain was a period in the human occupation of Great Britain that was the later part of Prehistory, conventionally ending with the Roman invasion Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410
  • Sub-Roman Britain
  • Great Britain in the Middle Ages
  • Early Modern Britain
  • the Kingdom of Great Britain, a sovereign state from 1707 to 1800
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a sovereign state from 1801 to 1927
• the current United Kingdom (UK)
  • the British Islands controlled by the UK
• Brittany (obsolete)
• Britain, Virginia, an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

as a surname

• Calvin Britain (1800-1862), American politician from Michigan
• Kristen Britain, novelist from New York state
• W. Britain, founder of the eponymous toy soldier company

other

• Captain Britain, Marvel Comics superhero
• Team Britain, professional wrestling stable

See also

• Terminology of the British Isles
• British Isles naming dispute
• Britain (name)
• Britons (historic), the Celtic inhabitants of Britain, ancestors of the Welsh, Cornish and Bretons
• Prydain, the Welsh name for Britain as land of the Brythons
• Cruithne (people) (also known as Priteni), the tribe originally eponymous of the name

disambiguation

• Britannia (disambiguation), a personification of Britain; and derived senses
• British (disambiguation), adjective meaning from/of Britain; and derived senses
• Briton (disambiguation)
• British people
• Brittain, surnames and disambiguation
• Brittany (disambiguation), a region of France settled by Brythons; and derived senses
• Britten (surname), an English surname
• Great Britain (disambiguation)
• New Britain (disambiguation)

Sub-Roman Britain is a term derived from an Archaeologists ' label for the material culture of Britain in Late Antiquity. Great Britain during the Middle Ages (from the 5th century withdrawal of Roman forces from the province of Britannia Early Modern Britain is the History of the island of Great Britain roughly corresponding to the 16th 17th and 18th centuries The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The term British Islands is used in the law of the United Kingdom to refer collectively to the following four states the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Britain is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA lying along Milltown Creek Calvin Britain (1800 - January 18, 1862) was a politician from the U Kristen Britain is the author of Green Rider, First Rider's Call, and The High King's Tomb. The W Britain Brand name of toy and collectible soldiers is derived from a company founded by William Britain Jr Captain Britain ( Brian Braddock) briefly known as Britannic is a Fictional character, a Superhero appearing in the comic books published by Team Britain, or Team UK, was a Professional wrestling stable brought together to compete in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 's 2004 America's X-Cup The various terms used to describe the different (and sometimes overlapping geographical and political areas of the Islands of Great Britain Ireland and surrounding islands are often There is dispute and disagreement over the term British Isles, particularly in relation to Ireland The name Britain is derived from the Latin name Britannia (earlier Brittannia) via Old French Bretaigne (whence also Prydain ( Middle Welsh: Prydein) is the modern Welsh name for Britain. British people, or Britons, are the native inhabitants of Great Britain and their descendants or citizens of the United Kingdom, of the

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