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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.

   "Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves / Britons never, never shall be slaves"

2. 2
   A province of the Roman Empire, covering most of the island of Britain. historical
3. 3
   A number of places in Canada:; A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
4. 4
   A number of places in Canada:; A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
5. 5
   A number of places in Canada:; A community in Lake of Bays township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario.

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6. 6
   A number of places in Canada:; A group of neighbourhoods in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario.
7. 7
   A number of places in Canada:; A former village in Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario.
8. 8
   A number of places in Canada:; A rural municipality in western Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502.
9. 9
   A southern suburb of Bacup, Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8821).
10. 10
    A suburb in Cymmer community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0390).
11. 11
    Ellipsis of Britannia metal (“a silvery alloy of tin with copper and antimony, somewhat like pewter”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

All synonyms

roman britain

Example

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"Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves / Britons never, never shall be slaves"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia. Doublet of Britain and Brittany.

Related phrases

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