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'''Great Britain''' is a [[Europe]]an island consisting of [[England]], [[Scotland]], and [[Wales]], all of which send representatives to the Parliament of the [[United Kingdom]].  The "United Kingdom" consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. "Great Britain" also has a purely geographic meaning, as the largest [[island]] of the [[British Isles]].

'''Great Britain''' is a [[Europe]]an island consisting of [[England]], [[Scotland]], and [[Wales]], all of which send representatives to the Parliament of the [[United Kingdom]].  The "United Kingdom" consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. "Great Britain" also has a purely geographic meaning, as the largest [[island]] of the [[British Isles]].

The "great" is from the ancient Greek-Egyptian geographer Ptolemy, who called Britain ''megale Brettania'' (Great Britain) to distinguish it from ''mikra Brettania'' (little Britain), meaning Ireland. The name was proposed by Lord Somerset in 1548.<ref>Somerset proposed that England and Scotland should unite like "like as twoo brethren of one Islande of great Britaynes again." Summerset was regent for Edward VI.</ref> It was adopted by King James I when England and Scotland were united in 1604. James was styled "King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland".

In classical times, the Greek-Egyptian geographer Ptolemy called the island ''megale Brettania'' (Great Britain) to distinguish it from ''mikra Brettania'' (little Britain), meaning Ireland. In 1548, Lord Somerset, who was regent, proposed the name "Great Britain." England and Scotland should unite like "like as twoo brethren of one Islande of great Britaynes again," he wrote. The name was adopted by King James I when he became king of both England and Scotland in 1604. James was styled "King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland".

Once the greatest nation in the world (from about 1815 to 1915), Great Britain has been nearly destroyed from within by [[atheism]] and [[socialism]], traceable to infiltration by communist spies from the [[Soviet Union]] and the insane actions of the [[Labour Party]]. Today Great Britain is a mere shadow of her former self. Illustrations of its pathetic current state include:

Once the greatest nation in the world (from about 1815 to 1915), Great Britain has been nearly destroyed from within by [[atheism]] and [[socialism]], traceable to infiltration by communist spies from the [[Soviet Union]] and the insane actions of the [[Labour Party]]. Today Great Britain is a mere shadow of her former self. Illustrations of its pathetic current state include: