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Albion (Oldest name)

the oldest name by which the island of Great Britain was known to the Greeks and Romans. Great Britain and Ireland were known by the general appellation of the Britannic Islands , while the former was designated by the particular name of Albion or Alwion, or Alwion , and the latter by that of Ierne , Iouernia, or Erin. Cæsar does not use the word Albion; his name for England is Britannia. The name of Albion was probably given to England by the Gaels of the opposite coast, who could not fail to be struck with the chalky cliffs that characterize the nearest part of Kent.

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