Collocations for "Britain"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "Britain" in context.
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Britain
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- Great Britain
- is from Britain
- rooting for Britain in the [game, cup]
- Great Britain won [gold, silver]
- in [Northern, North] Britain
- have never [been, traveled] to Britain
- would love to [go to, visit] Britain (sometime)
- [toured, traveled] around Britain
- was born in Britain
- is a [citizen, resident] of Britain
- am [going, moving, traveling] to Britain for [work, school]
- am [going] to Britain to [work, study]
- [moved] to Britain from [Russia]
- [good, poor, strong] relations with Britain
- is an ally [of, with] Britain
- the [food, weather, people] of Britain
- the [food] in Britain
- was living in Britain at the time
- Britain's finest [actor, tea]
- Britain [beat, lost to, drew against] Germany
- one of Britain's national [dishes, treasures]
- Britain is [known, famous] for
- Britain has [voted, decided] to leave
'Britain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):