Meanings
proper nounthe Battle of Britain
- historicalA series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe during World War II for air superiority over southern England and the English Channel prior to any German invasion of the British Isles.
Translations
Afrikaans Slag om Brittanje
- Slag om Brittanjeseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Arabic مَعْرَكَة بِرِيطانِيَا
- مَعْرَكَة بِرِيطانِيَاseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Basque Ingalaterrako Gudua
- Ingalaterrako Guduaseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Bengali ব্রিটেনের যুদ্ধ
- ব্রিটেনের যুদ্ধ (briṭener juddho)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Bulgarian Битка за Британия
- Битка за Британия (Bitka za Britanija)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Catalan batalla d'Anglaterra
- batalla d'Anglaterraseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Chinese Mandarin 不列顛戰役 /不列颠战役
- 不列顛戰役 /不列颠战役 (Bùlièdiān zhànyì)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Czech Bitva o Británii
- Bitva o Britániiseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Danish slaget om England
- slaget om Englandseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Dutch slag om Engeland
- slag om Engelandseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Esperanto Batalo de Anglio
- Batalo de Anglioseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Estonian lahing Britannia
- lahing Britanniaseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Finnish taistelu Britanniasta
- taistelu Britanniastaseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
French bataille d'Angleterre
- bataille d'Angleterreseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
German Luftschlacht um England
- Luftschlacht um Englandseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Greek Μάχη της Αγγλίας
- Μάχη της Αγγλίας (Máchi tis Anglías)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Hebrew הקרב על בריטניה
- הקרב על בריטניה (ha-krav al Británya)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Hungarian Angliai csata
- Angliai csataseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Icelandic orrustan um Bretland
- orrustan um Bretlandseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Indonesian Pertempuran Britania
- Pertempuran Britaniaseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Irish Cath na Breataine
- Cath na Breataineseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Italian battaglia d'Inghilterra
- battaglia d'Inghilterraseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Japanese バトル・オブ・ブリテン
- バトル・オブ・ブリテン (Batoru obu Buriten)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Korean 영국 본토 항공전
- 영국 본토 항공전 (yeongguk bonto hanggongjeon)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Latvian kauja par Britāniju
- kauja par Britānijuseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Lithuanian mūšis dėl Britanijos, Britanijos mūšis
- mūšis dėl Britanijosseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
- Britanijos mūšisseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Malay Pertempuran Britain
- Pertempuran Britainseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Norwegian Bokmål slaget om Storbritannia
- slaget om Storbritanniaseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Persian نبرد بریتانیا
- نبرد بریتانیا (nabard-e beritâniyâ)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Polish bitwa o Anglię
- bitwa o Anglięseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Portuguese batalha da Grã-Bretanha
- batalha da Grã-Bretanhaseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Romanian bătălia Angliei
- bătălia Anglieiseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Russian Би́тва за Брита́нию
- Би́тва за Брита́нию (Bítva za Britániju)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Slovak Bitka o Britániu
- Bitka o Britániuseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Spanish batalla de Inglaterra
- batalla de Inglaterraseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Swedish slaget om Storbritannien
- slaget om Storbritannienseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Tamil பிரிட்டன் சண்டை
- பிரிட்டன் சண்டை (piriṭṭaṉ caṇṭai)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Thai ยุทธการที่บริเตน
- ยุทธการที่บริเตน (yút-gaan-tée-brì-dteen)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Turkish Britanya Savaşı
- Britanya Savaşıseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Ukrainian Би́тва за Британію
- Би́тва за Британію (Býtva za Brytaniju)series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Vietnamese Không chiến tại Anh Quốc
- Không chiến tại Anh Quốcseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Welsh Brwydr Prydain
- Brwydr Prydainseries of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II
Cite this entry
APA
Battle of Britain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Battle%20of%20Britain
MLA
“Battle of Britain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Battle%20of%20Britain. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Battle of Britain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Battle%20of%20Britain.
Source: Battle of Britain on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.