britannia

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a female personification of Britain

Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves / Britons never, never shall be slaves.

the united kingdom of great britain
a female figure representing Britain, formerly shown on some coins. Britannia is usually shown sitting down, wearing a helmet, and holding a trident (=an ancient weapon with three points, which looks like a large fork) . Next to her feet she has a shield with the design of the British flag on it. There is a popular national song called Rule Britannia
{i} United Kingdom (Britain and Northern Ireland); Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales); ancient Roman name for the island of Great Britain
British gold coin containing one ounce of gold with a nominal value of £100 Britannia coins of 1/2, 1/4 and 1/10 of an ounce of gold are also minted
The first known representation of Britannia as a female figure sitting on a globe, leaning with one arm on a shield, and grasping a spear in the other hand, is on a Roman coin of Antoninus Pius, who died A D 161 The figure reappeared on our copper coin in the reign of Charles II , 1665, and the model was Miss Stewart, afterwards created Duchess of Richmond The engraver was Philip Roetier, 1665 In 1825 W Wyon made a new design “The King's new medall, where, in little, there is Mrs Stewart's face, and a pretty thing it is, that he should choose her face to represent Britannia by,”- Pepys' Diary (25 Feb )
It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware
A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc
Called also Britannia metal
British gold coin containing one ounce of gold with a nominal value of £100 Britannia coins of 1/2, 1/4 and 1/10 of an ounce of gold are also minted
Britannia silver
An alloy of more than 95.84% silver, and up to 4.16% copper; in use for coin from 1697 to 1720, it was withdrawn because it was too soft
britannia metal
an alloy of tin with copper, antimony; somewhat like pewter
Britannia metal
hard white alloy comprised of tin copper and antimony (commonly used to produce tableware)
britannia metal
A white alloy of tin with copper, antimony, and sometimes bismuth and zinc that resembles pewter and is used in utensils and tableware
britannia metal
an alloy similar to pewter
Cool Britannia
A term used in some media for the culture of the United Kingdom in the mid-1990s, closely associated with the New Labour government of that period
Rule Britannia
a song about the power Britain used to have at sea because of its navy, which people sing on patriotic occasions, such as the Last Night of the Proms. Some of the words are: Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,/Britons never, never, never shall be slaves
britannia

    Silbentrennung

    Bri·tan·ni·a

    Türkische aussprache

    brîtäniı

    Aussprache

    /brəˈtanēə/ /brɪˈtæniːə/
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