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Bri⋅tan⋅ni⋅a

  [bri-tan-ee-uh, -tan-yuh]
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–noun
1. the ancient Roman name of the island of Great Britain, esp. the S part where the early Roman provinces were.
2. the British Empire.
3. Chiefly Literary.
a. Great Britain.
b. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
4. the figure of a seated woman with trident and helmet used as a symbolic representation of Great Britain and the British Empire.
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Bri·tan·nia   (brĭ-tān'yə, -tān'ē-ə)   
n.  

  1. A female personification of Great Britain or the British Empire.

  2. also britannia Britannia metal.


[Latin, Britain, from Britannī, the Britons.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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