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British Isles
plural noun
- 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
- 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
Example Sentences
The coin, which dates to AD69, is thought to be the only one of its kind to be found in the British Isles.
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.
It means the bill can now be sent for Royal Assent, making it the first parliament in the British Isles to take this step.
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.
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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