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# {{senseid|en|Q161885}} A former sovereign state in [[Western Europe]], encompassing the island of [[Great Britain]] and formed from the union of the kingdoms of [[Scotland]] and [[England]] in 1707, predecessor of the [[United Kingdom]].
# {{senseid|en|Q161885}} A former sovereign state in [[Western Europe]], encompassing the island of [[Great Britain]] and formed from the union of the kingdoms of [[Scotland]] and [[England]] in 1707, predecessor of the [[United Kingdom]].

Revision as of 17:31, 26 July 2023

English

Etymology

From the name of the island. See Great Britain for more.

Proper noun

the Kingdom of Great Britain

  1. A former sovereign state in Western Europe, encompassing the island of Great Britain and formed from the union of the kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707, predecessor of the United Kingdom.

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