Graet Breetain

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Graet Breetain (Scots Gaelic: Breatainn Mhòr, Welsh: Prydain Fawr) is the lairgest island o the Breetish Isles, the lairgest island in Europe an the aicht-lairgest island in the warld. It lees tae the nor'wast o Continental Europe, wi Ireland tae the wast, an maks up the lairgest pairt o the territory o the state kent as the Unitit Kinrick o Graet Breetain an Northren Ireland. It is surroonded by ower ae thoosand smawer islands.

[edit] Kintras

The historic kintras o Ingland, Scotland an the principality o Wales are maistlins seetuate on the island, alang wi thair caipital ceeties, Lunnon, Edinburgh an Cairdiff respectively.

The island wis brocht thegither unner ae croun in 1603 by the Union o the Crouns, an unner ae pairlament in 1707 by the Treaty o Union. See Kinrick o Graet Breetain forby.