great britain

Noun great britain has 2 senses

• great britain(n = noun.location) britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom; Array
is a member of common market, ec, eec, eu, europe, european community, european economic community, european union, nato, north atlantic treaty organization
is a kind of kingdom
is a part of british isles
has parts: england, northern ireland, scotland, cambria, cymru, wales
has particulars: blighty

• great britain(n = noun.location) gb - an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales; Array
is a part of british isles
has particulars: albion
has parts: scotland, solway firth
is a kind of island