Britain vs Brazil - What's the difference?
britain | brazil |
The island of Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales.
(loosely) The United Kingdom.
(in the plural) The British Empire.
* 1874 , The Times , 14 July 1874:
* 2002 , L. C. Lambdin and R. T. Lambdin, Companion to Old and Middle English Literature , 2002, p. 12:
(obsolete) Briton; British.
* 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , IV.11:
A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Capital: Brasilia. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil) .
As nouns the difference between britain and brazil
is that britain is while brazil is a brazil nut.As a proper noun britain
is the island of great britain, consisting of england, scotland and wales.As an adjective britain
is (obsolete) briton; british.britain
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) Breoton, Bryten etc., from (etyl) Britannia; later reinforced by (etyl) Britaine, (etyl) Bretaigne, from (etyl) Brittannia, variant of Britannia, from (see Etymology 2, below).Proper noun
(s)- The name of 'Britain' [...] ought to answer every purpose, or if that be thought too condensed, it may be pluralized into ‘The Britains ’.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) Britannus (adjective and noun, plural ), apparently from (w) (compare (etyl) Priten).Noun
(en noun)- The Britains'’ struggles with the Scots and Picts [...] led to the ' Britains asking the Romans for help in constructing a great wall.
Adjective
(en adjective)- mightie Albion, father of the bold / And warlike people which the Britaine Islands hold […].