threepence vs Britain

threepence and Britain both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
threepence	Yes	No	No	No
Britain	Yes	No	No	No

threepence (noun)	Britain (noun)
former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies	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