British Isles
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British Isles
- /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From British (“relating to Britons, Britain, or the Britains”) + isles (“islands”). Compare Ancient Greek Βρεττανίδες νῆσοι (Brettanídes nêsoi) and Latin Britannicae insulae (“British islands”).
proper noun the British Isles
- An archipelago of Northern Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, Anglesey, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands and many smaller islands.
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name group of islands
| Español | Islas Británicas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 브리튼 제도 Beuriteun jedo, 영국 제도 Yeongguk jedo |
| 日本語 | ブリテン諸島 Buriten-shotō, イギリス諸島 Igirisu-shotō |
| 中文 | 不列顛諸島 /不列颠诸岛 Bùlièdiān zhūdǎo, 英倫諸島 /英伦诸岛 Yīnglún zhūdǎo, 不列顛群島 /不列颠群岛 Bùlièdiān qúndǎo |
| हिन्दी | ब्रिटिश द्वीप briṭiś dvīp |
| Português | Ilhas Britânicas |
| Français | les îles Britanniques |
| Deutsch | Britische Inseln |
| Italiano | isole britanniche, arcipelago britannico |
| Ελληνικά | Βρετανικά Νησιά Vretaniká Nisiá |
| Română | Insulele Britanice |
| Русский | Брита́нские острова́ Británskije ostrová |
| Tiếng Việt | quần đảo Anh |
| العربية | اَلْجُزُر اَلْبِرِيطَانِيَّة al-juzur al-biriṭāniyya |
| עברית | האיים הבריטיים hiyim he-britiyim |
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title = {British Isles},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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