WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Great Britain n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom [syn: United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain] 2: an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales [syn: Great Britain, GB]