Britannia
English
/bɹɪˈtænɪə/
proper noun
Definitions
- A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.
- (historical) A province of the Roman Empire covering most of the island of Britain.
- (settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador).
Etymology
Derived from Latin Britannia (Britain).
Origin
Latin
Britannia
Gloss
Britain
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Britain English
- Britanno- English
- Britannia Latin
- britannicus Latin
- Bretagna Italian
- Brittannië Dutch, Flemish
- Bretaña Spanish, Castilian
- Gran Bretaña Spanish, Castilian
- Πρεττανία Ancient Greek
- Πρεττανια Ancient Greek
- Breoton Old English
- Bryten Old English
- Britannien Danish
- Bretaigne Old French
- Bretanya Catalan, Valencian
- Britanya Tagalog
- Gran Bretanya Tagalog
- Gran Britanya Tagalog
- בריטניה Hebrew (modern)
- Bretanna Old Portuguese
- Bretanha Occitan
- Britaine xno