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English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)

Great Britain
  • England, Wales, and Scotland including those adjacent islands governed from the mainland (i.e. excluding the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). The United Kingdom of Great Britain was formed by the Act of Union (1707), although the term Great Britain had been in use since 1603, when James VI of Scotland became James I of England (including Wales). Later unions created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ...

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a great many
all in all, it was a great success
a vase of great antiquity
a great appetite for work
artificial materials of great strength

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