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
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Britain has always had a large navy, called the Royal Navy. 英国一直有一支强大的海军，称为皇家海军。
In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution. 在政治上，英国喜欢渐进而不喜欢革命。
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain. 英国财政大臣是负责财政的大臣。
Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain. 希思先生是英国前任首相。
Britain was colonized by the Romans. 不列颠曾沦为罗马人的殖民地。
Britain is a brief name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 不列颠是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国的简称。
The class are doing a project on the Roman occupation of Britain. 这个班在进行一项关于古罗马人占领不列颠的研究。
The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 联合王国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。
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