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Noun Named Entity
Categories: Country name etymology, Terminology of the British Isles, long volume value
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Britain  Britannia  British  ancient name for Britain  ancient name for the Celtic-inhabited island that is today called Great Britain
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The name Britain originates from the Common Brittonic term *Pritanī and is one of the oldest known names for Great Britain, an island off the north-western coast of continental Europe. Wikipedia
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The name Britain originates from the Common Brittonic term *Pritanī and is one of the oldest known names for Great Britain, an island off the north-western coast of continental Europe. Wikipedia
Latin name for Britain Wikidata
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toponym
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
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The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft
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Roman Empire
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Britain (place name)
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Britannia
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Britain (etymology), British (adjective), Briton (demonym), Name of Britain, Name of Great Britain, Pretanic Isles, Pretannia, Pretannike, Πρεττανικη
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ancient name for Britain, ancient name for the Celtic-inhabited island that is today called Great Britain, Britain, Great Britain

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