{
    "term": "Britain",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the island containing England, Scotland and Wales",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbrɪtn/",
                "audio": "br/Britain/britain__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbrɪtn/",
                "audio": "br/Britain/britain__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English Breoton, from Latin Brittones ‘Britons’, superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French Bretaigne (from Latin Brit(t)annia). It became a largely historical term until revived in the mid 16th cent., as the possible union of England and Scotland became a subject of political concern."
}