Kingdom of Great Britain

proper noun

A former sovereign state in Western Europe, encompassing the island of Great Britain and formed from the union of the kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707, predecessor of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom of Great BritainUnited KingdomGreat Britain
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Meanings

proper nounthe Kingdom of Great Britain
  1. A former sovereign state in Western Europe, encompassing the island of Great Britain and formed from the union of the kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707, predecessor of the United Kingdom.

    Synonyms: United Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom, Great Britain

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA former sovereign state in Western Europe, encompassing the island of Great Britain and formed from the union of the kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707, predecessor of the United Kingdom.

Similar
United Kingdom of Great BritainUnited KingdomGreat Britain
Also see
united kingdom

Origin

From the name of the island. See Great Britain for more.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic الْمَمْلَكَة لِبِرِيطَانِيَا الْعُظْمَى
  • الْمَمْلَكَة لِبِرِيطَانِيَا الْعُظْمَىTranslations
Basque Britainia Handiko Erresuma
  • Britainia Handiko ErresumaTranslations
Bulgarian Кралство Великобритания
  • Кралство Великобритания (Kralstvo Velikobritanija)Translations
Catalan Regne de la Gran Bretanya
  • Regne de la Gran BretanyaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 大不列顛王國 /大不列颠王国
  • 大不列顛王國 /大不列颠王国 (Dàbùlièdiān Wángguó)Translations
Czech Království Velké Británie
  • Království Velké BritánieTranslations
Danish Kongeriget Storbritannien
  • Kongeriget StorbritannienTranslations
Dutch Koninkrijk Groot-Brittannië
  • Koninkrijk Groot-BrittanniëTranslations
Esperanto Reĝlando de Granda Britio
  • Reĝlando de Granda BritioTranslations
Estonian Suurbritannia Kuningriik
  • Suurbritannia KuningriikTranslations
Finnish Iso-Britannia, Ison-Britannian kuningaskunta
  • Iso-BritanniaTranslations
  • Ison-Britannian kuningaskuntaTranslations
French Royaume de Grande-Bretagne
  • Royaume de Grande-BretagneTranslations
German Königreich Großbritannien
  • Königreich GroßbritannienTranslations
Greek Βασίλειο της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας
  • Βασίλειο της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας (Vasíleio tis Megális Vretanías)Translations
Hebrew ממלכת בריטניה הגדולה
  • ממלכת בריטניה הגדולה (ha-mamlakha britanya ha-g'dola)Translations
Hungarian Nagy-Britannia Királysága
  • Nagy-Britannia KirályságaTranslations
Icelandic Konungsríkið Stóra-Bretland
  • Konungsríkið Stóra-BretlandTranslations
Indonesian Kerajaan Britania Raya
  • Kerajaan Britania RayaTranslations
Italian Regno di Gran Bretagna
  • Regno di Gran BretagnaTranslations
Japanese グレートブリテン王国
  • グレートブリテン王国 (Gurētoburiten Ōkoku)Translations
Korean 그레이트브리튼 왕국
  • 그레이트브리튼 왕국 (Geureiteubeuriteun wangguk)Translations
Latvian Lielbritānijas Karaliste
  • Lielbritānijas KaralisteTranslations
Lithuanian Didžiosios Britanijos Karalystė
  • Didžiosios Britanijos KaralystėTranslations
Malay Kerajaan Great Britain
  • Kerajaan Great BritainTranslations
Norwegian Kongeriket Storbritannia
  • Kongeriket StorbritanniaTranslations
Persian پادشاهی بریتانیای کبیر
  • پادشاهی بریتانیای کبیر (pâdešâhi beritâniyâ-ye kabir)Translations
Polish Królestwo Wielkiej Brytanii
  • Królestwo Wielkiej BrytaniiTranslations
Portuguese Reino da Grã-Bretanha
  • Reino da Grã-BretanhaTranslations
Romanian Regatul Marii Britanii
  • Regatul Marii BritaniiTranslations
Russian Короле́вство Великобрита́ния
  • Короле́вство Великобрита́ния (Korolévstvo Velikobritánija)Translations
Slovak Kráľovstvo Veľkej Británie
  • Kráľovstvo Veľkej BritánieTranslations
Spanish Reino de Gran Bretaña
  • Reino de Gran BretañaTranslations
Swedish Kungariket Storbritannien
  • Kungariket StorbritannienTranslations
Thai ราชอาณาจักรเกรตบริเตน, ราชอาณาจักรบริเตนใหญ่
  • ราชอาณาจักรเกรตบริเตน (râat-chá-aa-naa-jàk-gréet-brì-dteen)Translations
  • ราชอาณาจักรบริเตนใหญ่ (râat-chá-aa-naa-jàk-brì-dteen-yài)Translations
Turkish Büyük Britanya Krallığı
  • Büyük Britanya KrallığıTranslations
Ukrainian Королі́вство Вели́кої Брита́нії
  • Королі́вство Вели́кої Брита́нії (Korolívstvo Velýkoji Brytániji)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

Kingdom of Great Britain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingdom%20of%20Great%20Britain

MLA

“Kingdom of Great Britain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingdom%20of%20Great%20Britain. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kingdom of Great Britain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingdom%20of%20Great%20Britain.

Source: Kingdom of Great Britain on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.