What is Britain?
{{Wiktionary|Britain}} '''Britain''' may mean: * [[Great Britain]], a large island with the countries of England, Scotland and Wales * The [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]], a sovereign state in Europe with Great Britain and the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland. * The realm of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom]], comprising the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies, and British Overseas Territories. '''Britain''' may also refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Places== * [[British Isles]], an archipelago comprising Great Britain, Ireland and many other smaller islands * [[British Islands]], the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man collectively * [[Roman Britain]], a Roman province corresponding roughly to modern-day England and Wales * Historical predecessors to the present-day United Kingdom: ** [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] (1707 to 1800) ** [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] (1801 to 1922) * [[Britain (place name)]] * [[Britain, Virginia]], an unincorporated community in the United States ==People== * [[Calvin Britain]] (1800–1862), an American politician * [[Clarissa Britain]] (1816–1895), an American inventor * [[Kristen Britain]] (born 1965), an American novelist ==Other uses== * [[Captain Britain]], a Marvel Comics superhero ==See also== * {{Look from|Britain}} * {{In title|Britain}} * [[Terminology of the British Isles]] * [[England]] * [[Britains]] * [[Britannia]] * [[Brittain (disambiguation)]] * [[Brittany (disambiguation)]] * [[Brit (disambiguation)]] * [[Britten (disambiguation)]] * [[Briton (disambiguation)]] * [[Brittonic languages]] * [[British (disambiguation)]] * [[Great Britain (disambiguation)]] * [[Little Britain (disambiguation)]] * [[New Britain (disambiguation)]] * [[National sports teams of the United Kingdom]] {{disambiguation|geo|surname|given name}}