Brytania

== Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Πρεττανία (Prettanía). Doublet of Bretania. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɘˈtaɲ.ja/ Rhymes: -aɲja Syllabification: Bry‧tan‧ia Homophone: brytania === Proper noun === Brytania f (historical) Britannia (a province of the Roman Empire, covering most of the island of Britain) (rare): (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland) Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Brytania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN Brytania in Polish dictionaries at PWN