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Großbritannien ☊ vương quốc Anh ☊ ☊
Großbritannien ☊ 英国, 大不列颠 ☊ Yīngguó, Dà Bùlièdiān
He's never been anywhere outside Britain. ☊ anywhere ☊
Britain occupies a total area of 88 798 square miles. ☊ area ☊
Police officers in the UK do not usually carry arms. ☊ arms ☊
the autumn term (= for example at a school or college in Britain) ☊ autumn ☊
I spend a lot of time in Britain but Paris is still my base. ☊ base ☊
Britain's best-dressed woman ☊ best ☊
Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations. ☊ break sth off ☊
choose between A and/or B: She had to choose between staying in the UK or going home. ☊ choose ☊
comparison of A and B: a comparison of the rail systems in Britain and France ☊ comparison ☊
comparison between A and B: comparisons between Britain and the rest of Europe ☊ comparison ☊
life in contemporary Britain ☊ contemporary ☊
This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s. ☊ context ☊
a multi-national company based in Britain but controlled from South Africa ☊ control ☊
Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s. ☊ decline ☊
discussion (with sb) (about/on sb/sth): We had a discussion with them about the differences between Britain and the US. ☊ discussion ☊
Who distributes our products in the UK? ☊ distribute ☊
This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position. ☊ embarrassing ☊
He took an elaborate escape route from South Africa to Britain. ☊ escape ☊
Britain is fast becoming a nation of fatties. ☊ fast ☊
a disappointing year of little growth in Britain and America ☊ growth ☊
the New Year's Honours list (= in Britain, a list of awards and titles given on January 1 each year) ☊ honour ☊
link A with B: The Channel Tunnel links Britain with the rest of Europe. ☊ link ☊
a market town (= a town in Britain where a regular market is or was held) ☊ market ☊
Britain's nearest neighbour is France. ☊ neighbour ☊
Late opening of supermarkets is common in Britain now. ☊ opening ☊
A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain. ☊ proportion ☊
The figures quoted in this article refer only to Britain. ☊ quote ☊
Birmingham, the UK's second city ☊ second ☊
He was arrested and shipped back to the UK for trial. ☊ ship ☊
The museum attempts to recreate the sights and sounds of wartime Britain. ☊ sight ☊
Can Britain ever be a classless society? ☊ society ☊
families dependent on state benefits (= in Britain, money given by the government to people who are poor) ☊ state ☊
Northern Ireland's union with Britain ☊ union ☊
In Britain and the US, people get the vote at 18. ☊ vote ☊
It was the year Britain declared war on Germany. ☊ war ☊
the distribution of wealth in Britain ☊ wealth ☊
win sth: Britain won five gold medals. ☊ win ☊
withdraw (from sth): There have been calls for Britain to withdraw from the EU. ☊ withdraw ☊