Hindistan uzun yıllar boyunca Büyük Britanya tarafından yönetildi.
- India was governed by Great Britain for many years.
İngiltere ve İskoçya, 1 Mayıs 1707'de birleşti ve Büyük Britanya Krallığı'nı oluşturdu.
- England and Scotland were unified on May 1, 1707, to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
The name of 'Britain' ought to answer every purpose, or if that be thought too condensed, it may be pluralized into 'The Britains'. (The Times, 16 July 1874, 10/6, cited after OED).