Great Britain
- Orkney Ørkenøerne (archaic)
- Shetland Zetland or Hjaltland (both archaic)
- York Jorvik (ancient)
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Famous quotes containing the word britain:
“It is crystal clear to me that if Arabs put down a draft resolution blaming Israel for the recent earthquake in Iran it would probably have a majority, the U.S. would veto it and Britain and France would abstain.”
—Amos Oz (b. 1939)
“I’ th’ world’s volume
Our Britain seems as of it, but not in’ t;
In a great pool a swan’s nest.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)