Great Britain
- Orkney Ørkenøerne (archaic)
- Shetland Zetland or Hjaltland (both archaic)
- York Jorvik (ancient)
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Famous quotes containing the word britain:
“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)
“Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be “too clever by half.” The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters.”
—John Major (b. 1943)