What does the phrase the sun never sets over the British Empire mean?

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What does the phrase “the sun never sets over the British Empire” mean?

(A) it’s always sunny in Britain

(B) ** it shows how vast their empire was

(D) is a reference to the shiny money they had

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Concept note-1: -The British empire spanned the globe. This led to the saying that the sun never set on it, since it was always daytime somewhere in the empire.

USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

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