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111Great Britain — /greɪt ˈbrɪtn/ (say grayt britn) noun an island in north western Europe, separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the North Sea; has many offshore islands; together with Northern Ireland forms the United Kingdom; comprises England,… …
112The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — ➡ Great Britain (I) * * * …
113List of prehistoric structures in Great Britain — Great Britain has many prehistoric sites and structures of interest, dating from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. The most famous one is probably Stonehenge, in Wiltshire.tructures and sitesAgricultural structures, mines and… …
114Great 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 …
115Great Britain, relations with — Aside from several early modern tradeand colonialwars, the Batavian Republic–French pe riod (1795–1813), and the Boer War, Dutch–British relationships have been friendly. In 1582, the province of Holland sent its first permanent ambassador to… …
116Great Britain — …
117Great Britain — noun a) The island (and some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north west coast of Europe made up of England, Scotland and Wales. b) (1707 1801) Abbreviation: GB …
118Great Britain — See England; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales …
119Great Britain — England, Scotland, and Wales GB …
120Great Britain — principal isl. of the United Kingdom; comprises England, Scotland, and Wales: 94,248 sq. mi.; pop. 56,518,000; cap. London …