Grande-Bretagne

== French == === Alternative forms === (all obsolete) Grand-Bretagne, Grand' Bretagne, Grand'Bretagne === Etymology === Inherited from Old French Grant Bretaigne, itself a calque of Latin Britannia Maior. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁɑ̃d.bʁə.taɲ/ Rhymes: -aɲ === Proper noun === Grande-Bretagne f 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) (loosely) Great 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) ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: Grann Bretay