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What is BRITISH ISLES?All the islands which make up Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) *plus* the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. That's right - the 'British Isles' include Ireland, much to the chagrin of the Irish! "I'm from Dublin, you know, in the *British Isles*" !!! BRITISH ISLES - videoBRITISH ISLES - what is it?The British Isles are an archipelago of islands off North-Western Europe. The two largest islands are Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain consists of three countries: England, Wales and Scotland. Ireland consists of two countries: Northern ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Great Britain together with Northern Ireland make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). The British Isles has five different countries. What does "BRITISH ISLES" mean?The British Isles is the collective name for the islands of Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and all of the surrounding islets. The term is used mainly referring to weather and nature stuff, and also has some cultural use. Some Irish people have hard reservations about the term being applied to the island of Ireland, and so the British and Irish governments no longer use it. But Irish people who are not insecure about Ireland's future have no problem with the term, recognising that its just the name of a place, not a secret government. "This species of owl can be found throughout the British Isles.." |
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