the term great britain was first used in 1474.
the term great britain was first used in 1474.
when was the term great britain first used?
1474
the name "britain" descends from the latin name for the island of great britain, "britannia" or "brittānia", the land of the britons via the old french "bretaigne" (whence also modern french "bretagne") and middle english "bretayne", "breteyne". the term "great britain" was first used officially in 1474.









































the use of the word "great" before "britain" originates in the french language, which uses "bretagne" for both britain and brittany. french therefore distinguishes between the two by calling britain "la grande bretagne", a distinction which was transferred into english.
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in november 2011, britain first announced the registration of a political party, the "national people's party", with golding named as leader, edwards as nominating officer and mcbride as treasurer. however, the electoral commission register shows britain first listed itself from november 2011 as a political party, with the same roles for the three officers, and no current or past listing for a national people's party, so it is not clear whether the national people's party has a separate existence. the britain first website carries a constitution for the party stating, among other things, that "the campaign group britain first will ... be entitled to put forward a representative to sit on the standing committee", a six-person group "tasked with the direction of the party and running all its affairs".
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