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Noun great britain has 2 senses

United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland
--₁ is a kind of kingdom
--₁ is a part of British Isles
--₁ is a member of
European Union, EU, European Community, EC, European Economic Community, EEC, Common Market, Europe; North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
--₁ has parts:
England; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales, Cymru, Cambria
Great Britain - an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
--₂ is a kind of island
--₂ is a part of British Isles
--₂ has part: Scotland; Solway Firth
--₂ has members: Britisher, Briton, Brit
--₂ has particulars: Albion