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GREAT BRITAIN

Great Britain is the name for the mainland and outlying islands belonging to the countries of England, Wales and Scotland. The name Great Britain was first given in 1604 to England, Wales and Scotland collectively by King James I who styled himself King of Great Britain. The name Britain, originates in the Phoenician Baratanic meaning country of tin, and the Greeks also referred to Britain as the tin islands.
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