or **Great-Britain**, the most considerable of all the European islands, lies between 50° and 60° N. lat. and between 2° E. long. and 6° W. long.

The general division of Britain, is into South and North Britain, or England and Scotland.

**New Britain**, a large country of North America, called also Terra Labrador, has Hudson's bay and strait on the north and west; Canada and the river of St Lawrence, on the south; and the Atlantic ocean on the east.

It is subject to Great-Britain, but yields only skins and furs.

**BRITANNICA**, in botany, the trivial name of a species of Rumex. See Rumex.