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    Great Britain

    ˌGreat ˈBritain   → UK, the
    ˌGreat ˈBritainSyllable


    Great Britain
    ˌGreat ˈBritain
    ⇨ UK


    Great BritainBrE /ˌɡreɪt ˈbrɪtn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɡreɪt ˈbrɪtn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] England, Scotland and Wales, when considered as a unit 大不列颠（包括英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士） HELP Sometimes 'Great Britain' (or 'Britain') is wrongly used to refer to the political state, officially called the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' or the 'UK'. 有时 Great Britain 或 Britain 被错误地用来指称政治意义上的英国，其实官方称呼应作 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland（大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国）或简写作 UK。