English
Proper noun
the British Isles
- A group of islands off the northwest coast of mainland Europe, comprising Great Britain, Ireland (the island), the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, the Outer Hebrides, the Inner Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and many other smaller islands.
Translations
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Chinese: �伦诸�
Estonian: Briti saared
French: les îles Britanniques f|p
Icelandic: Bretlandseyjar f|p
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Italian: le Isole britanniche f|p
Polish: Wyspy Brytyjskie f|p
Slovene: Britansko oto�je f coll.
Spanish: las Islas Británicas f|p
Usage notes
Usage of this term is not universally accepted in Ireland, where use of the term "The British Isles" to include Ireland can sometimes be regarded as inappropriate or anachronistic, and such usage may cause some offense.
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