Great britain

Great Britain — p1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Great Britain — comprises England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are NOT part of Great Britain. Related links British Isles discrimination United Kingdom …   Law dictionary

Great Britain — (spr. grēt britten), Großbritannien …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Great Britain — noun Великобритания …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Great Britain — This article is about the island. For the modern state, see United Kingdom. For the state that existed from 1707 to 1801, see Kingdom of Great Britain. For the ship, see SS Great Britain. For other uses, see Great Britain (disambiguation). Great… …   Wikipedia

Great Britain — 51° 26′ 57″ N 2° 36′ 30″ W / 51.449167, 2.608333 …   Wikipédia en Français

Great Britain —    Israel s relationship with Great Britain antedates Israel s independence and can be traced to the period of World War I when, among other arrangements concerning Palestine, the British government issued the Balfour Declaration, which endorsed… …   Historical Dictionary of Israel

Great Britain —    As the leading Western power until well into the 20th century, Britain long played an important role in the affairs of the Ottoman Empire and thus had occasion to influence Kurdish affairs. The Sykes Picot Agreement between Britain and France… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

Great Britain — an island of NW Europe, separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the North Sea: since 1707 the name has applied politically to England, Scotland, and Wales. 46,417,600; 88,139 sq. mi. (228,280 sq. km). Cf. United Kingdom. * * * or… …   Universalium

Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) — The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company established by the London York Railway Act of 1846. The main line ran from London via Hitchin, Peterborough, and Grantham, to York, with a loop line from Peterborough to Bawtry (south …   Wikipedia

Great Britain — or Britain geographical name 1. island W Europe comprising England, Scotland, & Wales area 88,150 square miles (228,300 square kilometers), population 53,917,000 2. United Kingdom …   New Collegiate Dictionary