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Oh very funny, and not particularly accurate. Ptolemy used the term Great Britain (μεγάλης Βρεττανίας) for the large island in 147AD, long before Scotland or
by DonaldFisk 10y ago
Oh very funny, and not particularly accurate. Ptolemy used the term Great Britain (μεγάλης Βρεττανίας) for the large island in 147AD, long before Scotland or England existed. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain#Derivation_of_.22Great.22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain#Derivation_of_.2...
- conjectures 10y agoThe large island is Great Britain. When the top bit splits off (that's Scotland btw) the bit left won't be 'the large island'. If you're confused I suggest reading my first comment again... I trust that you always refer to the Republic of China too, rather than Taiwan?