Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun great_britain

2 senses of great britain

Sense 1
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain -- (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
       INSTANCE OF=> kingdom -- (a country with a king as head of state)

Sense 2
Great Britain, GB -- (an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales)
       INSTANCE OF=> island -- (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)