Britain Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈbrɪt.ən]
  • Us [ ˈbrɪt.ən]

Meaning of Britain In English

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  • A game from Britain is becoming very popular in other countries: snooker. 

  • In 1714, Britain asked clockmakers to make a clock for boats. 

  • In 1764 these colonies had to pay a tax to Britain for sugar from the West Indies. 

  • It is possible that the word Britain comes from an old British word meaning “people of the designs,” possibly from their war paint or tattoos. 

  • It was printed on July 4, 1776, the date of America’s independence from Britain. 

  • The colonists did not want to pay the tax, so they decided to become free from Britain. 

  • The first Europeans to live there came from Britain and Ireland. 

  • And the previous commitments were the secret compacts concluded by Japan with Britain, France, Russia, and Italy before the United States entered the war. 

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