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nouna monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdompart of:
Definition that contains britain
- lady a woman of the peerage in Britain
- english an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- george King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936)
- george King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820)
- george King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830)
- george King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)
- george Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727)
- george King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760)
- bob a former monetary unit in Great Britain
- van (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight