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British Isles

plural noun

  1. a group of islands in W Europe: Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and adjacent small islands. 120,592 sq. mi. (312,300 sq. km).


British Isles

plural noun

  1. a group of islands in W Europe, consisting of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Orkney, Shetland, the Channel Islands belonging to Great Britain, and the islands adjacent to these
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

British Isles

  1. The islands of Great Britain and Ireland and a number of smaller islands off their coasts.
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The coin, which dates to AD69, is thought to be the only one of its kind to be found in the British Isles.

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However, proposed laws to give terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their life have been agreed in the Isle of Man, which is part of the British Isles.

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It means the bill can now be sent for Royal Assent, making it the first parliament in the British Isles to take this step.

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The original series captured a lot of Jersey’s differences, he said, adding he did not think that was possible now because the island was more like the rest of the British Isles.

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At the storm's height, nearly a million properties were without power across the British Isles, while many road and rail links were blocked.

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