Great Britain

noun

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. 88,139 sq. mi. (228,280 sq. km).

Great Britain

See United Kingdom
England, Wales, and Scotland including those adjacent islands governed from the mainland (i.e. excluding the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). The United Kingdom of Great Britain was formed by the Act of Union (1707), although the term Great Britain had been in use since 1603, when James VI of Scotland became James I of England (including Wales). Later unions created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922). Pop: 57 851 100 (2003 est). Area: 229 523 sq km (88 619 sq miles) See also United Kingdom

This would be by the 1704 “Act of Union” with Great Britain, which passed the Scottish Parliament by a vote of 110 to 69.

Or would they resist taking the same risks over Poland or even Great Britain?

Plus, he crafted the Lyons-Seward Treaty, joining the U.S and Great Britain in suppressing the international slave trade.

Who should get the most credit for ending slavery in America and Great Britain?

I still want to win an Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016 for Great Britain.

Hence it was that he found in Great Britain an implacable enemy ever stirring up against him European coalitions.

As regards Great Britain, the gold standard is yet preserved for all practical purposes.

Spencer Perceval, prime minister of Great Britain, shot in the lobby of the house of commons.

Great Britain is full of wealth, not entirely but mainly because her people are constantly producing.

The gauge of railways in Great Britain was not fixed upon any scientific principle.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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