/bri tan"ee euh, -tan"yeuh/ , n.
1. the ancient Roman name of the island of Great Britain, esp. the S part where the early Roman provinces were.
2. the British Empire.
3. Chiefly Literary.
a. Great Britain.
b. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
4. the figure of a seated woman with trident and helmet used as a symbolic representation of Great Britain and the British Empire.