Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > History, Politics & Society > History > European History > History of England > What does the Great in Great Britain stand for?

What does the Great in Great Britain stand for?

In: History of England, European History [Edit categories]

Answer:

We imperialist British like to think that it stands for the fact that we are better than others.... but that's not so. Great refers to all the area of Britain, that is the mainland, as it were, and all the outlying islands.

Great Britain is just mainland Scotland, England and wales. the UK is Scotland, England, wales and northern Ireland. the British isles are all the little islands, the mainland, and Ireland

Contributor:

Viper1usmc

First answer by Viper1usmc. Last edit by Viper1usmc. Contributor trust: 3739 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 4 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these History of England questions?

	Why does Queen Elizabeth do not go out to her people?	Answer it!
	Who created the social ranks on Elizabethan time?	Answer it!
	What changes were made in cities in the nineteenth century to improve the public health?	Answer it!
	What was the hygiene like in medieval times?	Answer it!
	Why were marriages between European families sought after at the time?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

Why is Great Britain called Great Britain?
There are two possible answers. Britain is the largest of the two main islands of The British Isles, and Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales. The other main island is the Island of...
How named great Britain great Britain?
No-one knows exactly. The name "Britain" originates from the Romans, who conquered much of the island of Great Britain (which includes present day England, Scotland and Wales). They called the local...
How did Great Britain get out of the Great Depression?
World War II had created jobs to pull the country out of it.
What does C.I.D. stand for in Great Britain?
Criminal Investigation Department, the branch of all British Police and many other Commonwealth police forces to which plain clothes detectives belong.
Will Great Britain ever be Great again?
It still is - in the sense that Great Britain means the island of Britain and the smaller islands that cluster round it (but not Ireland). The name has nothing to do with military or political...