plural of Britain

(loosely) The United Kingdom. / The island of Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales, especially during antiquity. / (historical) Brittany. / (in the plural) The British Isles.

(now rare, historical) An ancient Briton.

(obsolete) Briton; British.

The island (and sometimes including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Europe made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. Abbreviation: GB.

(historical) A series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe during World War II for air superiority over southern England and the English Channel prior to any German invasion of the British Isles.

The north part of Britain, formerly specifically (now historical) Scotland.

An island in Papua New Guinea. / A city in Hartford County, Connecticut. / A borough of Pennsylvania

(historical or loosely) England and Wales.

(informal, derogatory) Britain (viewed as a crime-ridden state where society and common sense have failed)