New Britain

American  

noun

1. the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, in the W central Pacific Ocean. About 14,600 sq. mi. (37,814 sq. km). Rabaul.

2. a city in central Connecticut.

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New Britain British  

noun

1. an island in the S Pacific, northeast of New Guinea: the largest island of the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea; mountainous, with several active volcanoes. Capital: Rabaul. Pop: 161 737 (2000). Area: 36 519 sq km (14 100 sq miles)

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New Britain

“People who live in New Britain are very proud of their history, of where we came from, of what our story is,” Stewart said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

It turned out that some of the stiffest competition faced by the New Britain plant came from within Stanley itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

In 1950, The Stanley Works manufacturing complex in New Britain, Conn., stretched down Myrtle Street and employed close to 5,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

In 1850, the community was incorporated as New Britain, and Frederick Stanley was the first elected mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

The Navajos on New Britain Island not only sent messages by radio and telephone, sometimes they even carried them by hand, running from one position to another.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac