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Definitions of britannia in various dictionaries:
A female personification of Great Britain or the British Empire.
Britannia metal.
BRITANNIA - Britannia has been used in several different senses. The name is a Latinisation of the native Brittonic word for the island, Pretan, which also produ...
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| It's the British royal yacht |
| Under this Latin name, the island once called Albion went on to "rule the waves" |
| Charles honeymooned on this royal yacht that no longer rules the waves; it's been retired |
| The Roman portion of the island had this name, followed in names of provinces by "Inferior" and "Superior" |
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| bBritanniab was the Roman and Greek term for the geographical region of Great Britain which was inhabited by the Britons and is the name given to the female personification of the island. It is a term still used to refer to the island today. |
| The personification of Britain, usually depicted as a helmeted woman with shield and trident. The figure appeared on Roman coins and was revived with the name Britannia on the coinage of Charles II. |
| an image of a woman, usually wearing a helmet and holding a shield and trident ( a weapon with three points), that is used as a symbol of Britain |
| Britain: |
| a British patriotic song ( one that expresses pride in one's country) that is sometimes played at public events: |
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| Britannia, Savanne, MAURITIUS |
| Britannia, (Region code: 20), NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS |
| Britannia, Ontario, CANADA |
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| Britannia has been used in several different senses. The name is a Latinisation of the native Brittonic word for the island, Pretan, which also produced the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally, in the fourth to the first centuries BC, designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Britain. In Modern Welsh the name remains Prydain. By the 1st century BC, Britannia came to be used for Great Britain specifically. After the Roman conquest in 43 AD, Britannia meant Roman Britain, a province covering the island south of Caledonia (roughly Scotland). When Roman Britain was divided into four provinces in 197 AD, two were called Britannia Superior and Britannia Inferior. Britannia is the name given to the female personification of the island, and it is a term still used to refer to the whole island. * In the 2nd century, Roman Britannia came to be personified as a goddess, armed with a trident and shield and wearing a Corinthian helmet. The name |