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Bri·tan·ni·a

Britannia

 
pronunciation:
brih tae ni [or] brih taen y
part of speech: noun
definition 1: Great Britain or the British Empire, often represented as a seated, helmeted woman holding a trident.
definition 2: the island of Great Britain during the Roman Empire, esp. the southern, Roman provinces.
definition 3: see "Britannia metal."