Britain most often refers to:

  • Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales
  • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Europe comprising 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:

Places

  • British Isles, an archipelago comprising Great Britain, Ireland and many other smaller islands
  • British Islands, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the 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 of America

People

Given name

  • Britain Covey (born 1997), American professional football player
  • Britain Dalton (born 2001), American actor
  • Britain Hart (born 1990), American professional boxer

Surname

  • 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

  • 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