What does "britannia" mean?
A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.
Britannia
/bɹɪˈtæn.jə/ name
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Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.
- Grammar: britannia is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: allegorical figure, britain, goddess, great britain.
- Usage evidence: Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves / Britons never, never shall be slaves
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.
"Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves / Britons never, never shall be slaves"
- 2 A province of the Roman Empire, covering most of the island of Britain. historical
- 3 A number of places in Canada:; A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
- 4 A number of places in Canada:; A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- 5 A number of places in Canada:; A community in Lake of Bays township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario.
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- 6 A number of places in Canada:; A group of neighbourhoods in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario.
- 7 A number of places in Canada:; A former village in Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario.
- 8 A number of places in Canada:; A rural municipality in western Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502.
- 9 A southern suburb of Bacup, Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8821).
- 10 A suburb in Cymmer community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0390).
- 11 Ellipsis of Britannia metal (“a silvery alloy of tin with copper and antimony, somewhat like pewter”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Synonyms
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"Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves / Britons never, never shall be slaves"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "britannia"?
Common synonyms include: allegorical figure, britain, goddess, great britain, symbol.
How do you use "britannia" in a sentence?
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves / Britons never, never shall be slaves
How do you pronounce "britannia"?
Pronounced /bɹɪˈtæn.jə/.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia. Doublet of Britain and Brittany.