an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales | a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) |
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | a small piece of cloth |
| newspaper with half-size pages |
| music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) |
| a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities |