"Britannien" meaning in German

See Britannien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bʁiˈtani̯ən/, [bʁiˈtan.jən], [bʁɪ-], [-ˈta.ni.ən] (note: seldom) Audio: De-Britannien.ogg Forms: Britanniens [genitive], Britannien [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia. Doublet of Bretagne. Etymology templates: {{lbor|de|la|Britannia}} Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia, {{doublet|de|Bretagne}} Doublet of Bretagne Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Britannien n (proper noun, genitive Britanniens or (optionally with an article) Britannien)
  1. (historical) Britain (a large island in Northern Europe; used especially before the Anglo-Saxon invasion, maximally until the Treaty of Union) Tags: historical, neuter, proper-noun
    Sense id: en-Britannien-de-name-sVGLv-Hc Categories (other): Islands, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 19 9 19 24 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. (uncommon, very rare) ellipsis of Großbritannien, an island and country in Northern Europe, in modern times Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, neuter, proper-noun, rare, uncommon Alternative form of: Großbritannien (extra: an island and country in Northern Europe, in modern times)
    Sense id: en-Britannien-de-name-8tpmfpjH Categories (other): Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 19 9 19 24 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Britannier, britannisch

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Britannier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "britannisch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Britannia"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia",
      "name": "lbor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Bretagne"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Bretagne",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia. Doublet of Bretagne.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Britanniens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Britannien",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "with-article"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "toponym"
      },
      "expansion": "Britannien n (proper noun, genitive Britanniens or (optionally with an article) Britannien)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Bri‧tan‧ni‧en"
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Islands",
          "orig": "de:Islands",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 19 9 19 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              51,
              58
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              67,
              77
            ]
          ],
          "english": "According to some estimates, Celtic immigration to Britain began around 1000 BC.",
          "text": "Manchen Schätzungen zufolge begann die keltische Einwanderung nach Britannien um 1000 v. Chr.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Britain (a large island in Northern Europe; used especially before the Anglo-Saxon invasion, maximally until the Treaty of Union)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "island",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Britain (a large island in Northern Europe; used especially before the Anglo-Saxon invasion, maximally until the Treaty of Union)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "an island and country in Northern Europe, in modern times",
          "word": "Großbritannien"
        }
      ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
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          "Northern Europe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon, very rare) ellipsis of Großbritannien, an island and country in Northern Europe, in modern times"
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis",
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun",
        "rare",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʁiˈtani̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʁiˈtan.jən]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʁɪ-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ˈta.ni.ən]",
      "note": "seldom"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Britannien.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a6/De-Britannien.ogg/De-Britannien.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "Britannien"
}
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German learned borrowings from Latin",
    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German proper nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from Latin",
    "German terms derived from Latin",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Britannier"
    },
    {
      "word": "britannisch"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "toponym"
      },
      "expansion": "Britannien n (proper noun, genitive Britanniens or (optionally with an article) Britannien)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Bri‧tan‧ni‧en"
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
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        "German terms with usage examples",
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      ],
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            ]
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            [
              67,
              77
            ]
          ],
          "english": "According to some estimates, Celtic immigration to Britain began around 1000 BC.",
          "text": "Manchen Schätzungen zufolge begann die keltische Einwanderung nach Britannien um 1000 v. Chr.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Britain (a large island in Northern Europe; used especially before the Anglo-Saxon invasion, maximally until the Treaty of Union)"
      ],
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        [
          "Britain",
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        ],
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "Northern Europe",
          "Northern Europe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Britain (a large island in Northern Europe; used especially before the Anglo-Saxon invasion, maximally until the Treaty of Union)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "extra": "an island and country in Northern Europe, in modern times",
          "word": "Großbritannien"
        }
      ],
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        "German terms with uncommon senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ellipsis of Großbritannien, an island and country in Northern Europe, in modern times"
      ],
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          "Großbritannien",
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        ],
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "Northern Europe",
          "Northern Europe#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(uncommon, very rare) ellipsis of Großbritannien, an island and country in Northern Europe, in modern times"
      ],
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        "neuter",
        "proper-noun",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bʁiˈtani̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʁiˈtan.jən]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʁɪ-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ˈta.ni.ən]",
      "note": "seldom"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Britannien.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a6/De-Britannien.ogg/De-Britannien.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "Britannien"
}

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