# Britain

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**Britain** most often refers to:

- [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain), a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales
- The [United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland](/source/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](/source/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom), comprising the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies, and British Overseas Territories.

**Britain** may also refer to:

## Places

- [British Isles](/source/British_Isles), an archipelago comprising Great Britain, Ireland and many other smaller islands
- [British Islands](/source/British_Islands), the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man collectively
- [Roman Britain](/source/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](/source/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain) (1707 to 1800) - [United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland](/source/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland) (1801 to 1922)
- [Britain (place name)](/source/Britain_(place_name))
- [Britain, Virginia](/source/Britain,_Virginia), an unincorporated community in the United States of America

## People

### Given name

- [Britain Covey](/source/Britain_Covey) (born 1997), American professional football player
- [Britain Dalton](/source/Britain_Dalton) (born 2001), American actor
- [Britain Hart](/source/Britain_Hart) (born 1990), American professional boxer

### Surname

- [Calvin Britain](/source/Calvin_Britain) (1800–1862), an American politician
- [Clarissa Britain](/source/Clarissa_Britain) (1816–1895), an American inventor
- [Kristen Britain](/source/Kristen_Britain) (born 1965), an American novelist

## Other uses

- [Captain Britain](/source/Captain_Britain), a Marvel Comics superhero

## See also

- [Terminology of the British Isles](/source/Terminology_of_the_British_Isles)
- [England](/source/England)
- [Britains](/source/Britains)
- [Britannia](/source/Britannia)
- [Brittain (disambiguation)](/source/Brittain_(disambiguation))
- [Brittany (disambiguation)](/source/Brittany_(disambiguation))
- [Brit (disambiguation)](/source/Brit_(disambiguation))
- [Britten (disambiguation)](/source/Britten_(disambiguation))
- [Briton (disambiguation)](/source/Briton_(disambiguation))
- [Brittonic languages](/source/Brittonic_languages)
- [British (disambiguation)](/source/British_(disambiguation))
- [Great Britain (disambiguation)](/source/Great_Britain_(disambiguation))
- [Little Britain (disambiguation)](/source/Little_Britain_(disambiguation))
- [New Britain (disambiguation)](/source/New_Britain_(disambiguation))
- [National sports teams of the United Kingdom](/source/National_sports_teams_of_the_United_Kingdom)

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