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How did great Britain become great Britain?

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by having an empire, stretching over half of africa, the americas, india and china, oceania and the middle east

It is a common misconception that the 'great' is a title indicative of 'greatness' as alluded to above, as the actual origin is from a mostly-unused meaning of 'great'. In the case of Great Britain the 'great' just means 'largest' since Great Britain is the largest island in the British archipelago*. It is a purely geographical term.

*A collection of islands off the North-Western coast of continental Europe, on which the Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland can be found.

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