Great Britain—
1. the island comprising England, Wales, and Scotland:
- Great Britain is separated from the mainland by the English Channel and from Ireland by the Irish Sea.
2. (also: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the) the British state as a whole comprising Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
- She has lived in Great Britain for so long now that English has become her second language.
Note: The name British Isles, the is a geographical term (not a political one) for the islands comprising Great Britain and Ireland with all their offshore islands:
- The British Isles has a rich diversity of folklore, stemming in part from the mix of cultural identity from region to region.
Greater Britain—(hist.) Great Britain and the colonies; the British Empire:
- But was there not an entente which must be the great ideal of every Briton—the entente cordiale between Great and Greater Britain?