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Britannia is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Britannia in a sentence

Related words

Britannia | Britanniae | Britanniarum

Britannia meaning

  1. A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.
  2. A province of the Roman Empire, covering most of the island of Britain.
  3. A number of places in Canada:

Using Britannia

  • The main meaning on this page is: A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom. | A province of the Roman Empire, covering most of the island of Britain. | A number of places in Canada:
  • In the example corpus, britannia often appears in combinations such as: the britannia, of britannia, rule britannia.

Context around Britannia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations

Often before:

cool 2× century 1× rule 1× bid 1× yacht 1× free 1× boat 1× panthera 1×

Often after:

road 2× superior 1× inferior 1× adios 1× hotels 1× way 1× may 1× royal 1× declassified 1× wrestlers 1×

Sentence patterns with Britannia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

19th century britannia has often 1× at the britannia royal naval 1× britannia there seems 1× britannia was launched 1× by cool britannia when felt 1× campaign to britannia that was 1× cantina bid britannia adios at 1× car on britannia way clydebank 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a huge material 1× a police scotland 1× a1 cantina bid 1× britannia there seems 1× britannia was launched 1× cool britannia may 1×

Common sentence endings:

alive back then 1× and britannia road 1× britannia inferior main 1× college in dartmouth 1× dock in leith 1× family to enjoy 1×

Words around Britannia

Just before it in the word index:

britania 3 britani 2 britains 3 britain 8.423 brita 10 brit 314

Just after it in the word index:

britanniae 8 britanniarum 2 britannic 5 britannica 119 britannicum 2 britannicus 23

Similar in corpus frequency:

antrim 143 argus 143 auspicious 143 awry 143 ayo 143 babajide 143

Corpus analysis for Britannia

  • In this selection, "britannia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cool, century, rule, road, superior and inferior stand out and add context to how "britannia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 19th century britannia has often and at the britannia royal naval. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "britannia" sits close to words such as antrim, argus and auspicious, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with britannia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Merlin is the greatest mage in Britannia. (7 words)

Free Britannia from the shackles of her dock in Leith! (10 words)

Britannia There seems to have been a northern campaign to Britannia that was aborted. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

A1 Cantina bid Britannia adios at the end of October and Willis got to Native Tongues-izing the room, adding the same distressed wall treatment that makes the original restaurant feel like it sits in a sleepy town in the middle of Mexico. (43 words)

Eight teams of celebrities will compete to see who can row the furthest in three hours in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation at the event – to be held at the iconic Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh on Saturday, January 28. (43 words)

Panthera Britannia Declassified, a new documentary examining whether big cats are, in fact, living in the wild in the UK, aims to get to the bottom of the Beast of Smallthorne and let viewers decide for themselves whether it's real or not. (43 words)

Exclamation examples

Since the height of the British Empire in the late 19th century, Britannia has often been associated with British maritime dominance, as in the patriotic song " Rule, Britannia! (28 words)

Free Britannia from the shackles of her dock in Leith! (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

As one of his last acts, Severus tried to solve the problem of powerful and rebellious governors in Britain by dividing the province into Britannia Superior main and Britannia Inferior main.

Britannia There seems to have been a northern campaign to Britannia that was aborted.

Since the height of the British Empire in the late 19th century, Britannia has often been associated with British maritime dominance, as in the patriotic song " Rule, Britannia!

A1 Cantina bid Britannia adios at the end of October and Willis got to Native Tongues-izing the room, adding the same distressed wall treatment that makes the original restaurant feel like it sits in a sleepy town in the middle of Mexico.

A huge material banner has appeared over the damaged wall, with the name Grand Hotel emblazoned below the logo for Britannia Hotels, which runs the imposing guest house.

A Police Scotland spokesperson added: "We were made aware of a crash involving one car on Britannia Way, Clydebank around 12.55pm on Wednesday, September 13.

Britannia was launched in Clydebank, Scotland, in 1953 and was retired in 1997, having travelled more than a million miles, providing a suitable floating residence for the Royal family.

Cool Britannia may have been a gauche PR stunt, but it summed up the youthful optimism alive back then.

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Eight teams of celebrities will compete to see who can row the furthest in three hours in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation at the event – to be held at the iconic Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh on Saturday, January 28.

Foxhall Road, Dover Road and Britannia Road: April 3 to 7. Multi-way traffic signals due to CityFibre work.

Free Britannia from the shackles of her dock in Leith!

From the Blur vs Oasis chart battle, to the antics of the Primrose Hill set, the Nineties was a time defined by 'Cool Britannia' when felt like the undisputed cultural capital of the world.

Great interest is also expected to be generated by the restoration of wooden boat Britannia that has been taking place in a shed in Devon for the past 10 years.

Merlin is the greatest mage in Britannia.

Once he completed his studies, Sir Timothy left Durham to train at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth.

Panthera Britannia Declassified, a new documentary examining whether big cats are, in fact, living in the wild in the UK, aims to get to the bottom of the Beast of Smallthorne and let viewers decide for themselves whether it's real or not.

The Britannia Wrestlers were back by popular demand, and George Simon’s Funfair had plenty of rides and competition stalls for all the family to enjoy.

The company supplied 71 local public houses, many now closed, but some still survive today, including The Britannia in Nailsworth and The Victoria in Stroud.

The emergency repairs relate to a traffic pole near the junction of Northam Road and Britannia Road.

The Inrix website is reporting that traffic is still affected by strong winds on the Britannia Bridge.

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Common combinations with britannia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "britannia" in a sentence?
An example: "As one of his last acts, Severus tried to solve the problem of powerful and rebellious governors in Britain by dividing the province into Britannia Superior main and Britannia Inferior main." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "britannia" from authentic English texts.
What does "britannia" mean?
Britannia means: A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.
How many example sentences with "britannia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "britannia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.