Who or what puts the great in Great Britain?

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2007-01-22 20:44:15 · 4 answers · asked by DAVE 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty

The People who who work for decades, the soldiers that defend us, the fact that Great Britain sounds better than just Britain.

2007-01-22 23:46:21 · answer #1 · answered by anon4112 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

That's the medieval French distinction between "Grande Bretagne" and "Bretagne" proper, i.e. Brittany in northern France.

2007-01-22 21:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by Sterz 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

It's citizens. Anyone from the monarch to the lowest paid citizen.

2007-01-23 00:19:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

The fact that it is comprised of more than one nation.

2007-01-22 21:02:33 · answer #4 · answered by deplorable_world 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋