Storbritannien

Danish

Etymology

From stor (“great”) +‎ Britannien. Calque of English Great Britain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥oɐ̯b̥ʁiˌtˢan(ˀ)jən]

Proper noun

Storbritannien

1. Great Britain (a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales)
2. (loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstuːrbrɪˌtanjɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Storbritannien n (genitive Storbritanniens)

1. Great Britain (a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales)
2. (loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)

Usage notes

Although formally incorrect, this is the most common term used when referring to the UK as a whole. The more formally correct term Förenade kungariket (literally “the United Kingdom”) is almost only used in diplomatic settings.

References

• Storbritannien in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH