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britain,
great britain,
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uk,
united kingdom,
united kingdom of great britain and nort an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
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europe the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
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cotswolds,
cotswold hills a range of low hills in southwestern England
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cheviots,
cheviot hills a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland
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pennines,
pennine chain a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers
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lancaster the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose
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lakeland,
lake district a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
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british capital,
capital of the united kingdom,
greater london,
london the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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manchester a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England
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hull,
kingston-upon hull the frame or body of ship
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liverpool a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
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birmingham,
brummagem a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
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oxford a low shoe laced over the instep
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cambridge a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
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bath you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"
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blackpool a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower
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brighton a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
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bristol an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
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cheddar hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England
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leicester an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
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newcastle,
newcastle-upon-tyne a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)
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pompey,
portsmouth Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
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coventry an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
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gloucester a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
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reading the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"
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sunderland a port and industrial city in northeastern England
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worcester a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn
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avon a county in southwestern England
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berkshire a county in southern England
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cornwall a hilly county in southwestern England
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cumbria a county of northwestern England
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cumbria a county of northwestern England
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devon,
devonshire red dual-purpose cattle of English origin
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essex a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
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gloucestershire a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
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hampshire British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep
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hertfordshire a county in southern England
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kent a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
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somerset a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
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east sussex a county in southern England on the English Channel
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west sussex a county in southern England on the English Channel
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leicester,
leicestershire an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
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lincolnshire an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
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northumberland the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
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east anglia a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom
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lancashire a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles
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surrey a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
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marston moor a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
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yorkshire a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
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north yorkshire a county in northern England
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west yorkshire a metropolitan county in northern England
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south yorkshire a metropolitan county in northern England
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northamptonshire a county is central England
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northumbria an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876
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west country the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)
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sussex a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
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wessex a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
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hadrian's wall an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
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isles of scilly,
scilly islands an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates
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aire,
aire river,
river aire a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
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avon,
river avon,
upper avon,
upper avon river a county in southwestern England
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avon,
river avon a county in southwestern England
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cam,
cam river,
river cam a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion
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humber an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River
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ouse,
ouse river a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber
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river severn,
severn,
severn river a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain
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river thames,
thames,
thames river the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
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river trent,
trent,
trent river a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
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river tyne,
tyne,
tyne river a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
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english person a native or inhabitant of England
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englishman a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
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englishwoman a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England
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