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大ブリテン島 (だいブリテンとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大だいブリテン島とう

Meanings

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noun

Great Britain (island)

Refers specifically to the island of Great Britain, as distinct from the United Kingdom or the British Isles.

See also: グレートブリテン

大だいブリテン島とうは、イングランド、スコットランド、ウェールズからなる。
The island of Great Britain consists of England, Scotland, and Wales.

Kanji

大large, big
島island

Similar words

グレートブリテン
グレートブリテン is a direct katakana transcription of 'Great Britain' and may be used in more international or English-influenced contexts, while 大ブリテン島 explicitly includes 島 (island) and is a more Japanese-style formation.
イギリス
イギリス commonly refers to the United Kingdom as a country, not just the island of Great Britain.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (dai, 'great') + ブリテン (Buriten, 'Britain') + 島 (tō, 'island'), a direct translation of 'Great Britain island'.