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Great Britain is the name of the island, as distinct from the other Britain (Brittany, France) which is slightly smaller in area. No-one ever refers to Brittan
by Two9A 11y ago
Great Britain is the name of the island, as distinct from the other Britain (Brittany, France) which is slightly smaller in area.
No-one ever refers to Brittany as Britain, but the anachronism remains.
- seren 11y agoOn that matter, I realized recently that both Brittany and Great Britain have an area called Cornwall or Cornouaille in French which makes the matter more confusing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornouaille https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornouaille