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British Isles en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (no-gloss) [no gloss]

Meronyms

Benbecula · Gigha · Inisheer · Inishmore · Inishmaan · Lundy · Iona · Shetland · Holy Island · Foula · Sark · Jethou · Arran · Barra · Anglesey · Hayling · Brecqhou · Isles of Scilly · Skye · Rathlin · Walney · Staffa · Orkney · Eigg · Aran · Canvey · Clare Island · Alderney · Rum · Jura · Great Britain · Achill Island · Clear Island · Fair Isle · Mersea · Lewis and Harris · Colonsay · Ireland · Lismore · Muck · Ulva · North Uist · Herm · Isle of Wight · Channel Islands · Tiree · Isle of Sheppey · Guernsey · Hebrides · Foulness · Lindisfarne · Mull · Coll · Jersey · Isle of Man · Great Island · Islay · Mann · Bute · South Uist

Synonyms

Britains · Anglo-Celtic Isles · Islands of the North Atlantic · these islands · Cassiterides · British and Irish Isles

British Isles en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From British (“relating to Britons, Britain, or the Britains”) + isles (“islands”). Compare Ancient Greek Βρεττανίδες νῆσοι (Brettanídes nêsoi) and Latin Britannicae insulae (“British islands”).

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Relateds

British Islands

Translations (65)

el Βρετανικά Νησιά (group of islands) · be Брыта́нскія астравы́ (group of islands) · vi quần đảo Anh (group of islands) · gl Illas Británicas (group of islands) · hi ब्रिटिश द्वीप (group of islands) · hy Բրիտանական կղզիներ (group of islands) · ro Insulele Britanice (group of islands) · cmn 英倫諸島 /英伦诸岛 (group of islands) · da Britiske Øer (group of islands) · et Briti saared (group of islands) · lt Britų salos (group of islands) · eo Britaj Insuloj (group of islands) · sl Britansko otočje (group of islands) · eu Britainiar uharteak (group of islands) · cs Britské ostrovy (group of islands) · uk Брита́нські острови́ (group of islands) · scn ìsuli britànnichi (group of islands) · mk Британски Острови (group of islands) · tr Britanya Adaları (group of islands) · sh Britanska ostrva (group of islands) · ca illes Britàniques (group of islands) · he האיים הבריטיים (group of islands) · az Britaniya adaları (group of islands) · ka ბრიტანეთის კუნძულები (group of islands) · fr les îles Britanniques (group of islands) · sh Британски отоци (group of islands) · ms Kepulauan British (group of islands) · es Islas Británicas (group of islands) · ko 영국 제도 (group of islands) · is Bretlandseyjar (group of islands) · cy Ynysoedd Prydain (group of islands) · fa جزایر بریتانیا (group of islands) · sv Brittiska öarna (group of islands) · ko 브리튼 제도 (group of islands) · ru Брита́нские острова́ (group of islands) · cmn 不列顛諸島 /不列颠诸岛 (group of islands) · nl Britse Eilanden (group of islands) · la Britanniae (group of islands) · la Britannicae insulae (group of islands) · cmn 不列顛群島 /不列颠群岛 (group of islands) · bg Брита́нски о́строви (group of islands) · ja イギリス諸島 (group of islands) · nb De britiske øyer (group of islands) · kk Британ аралдары (group of islands) · af Britse Eilande (group of islands) · it arcipelago britannico (group of islands) · de Britische Inseln (group of islands) · th บริติชไอลส์ (group of islands) · yi בריטישע אינזלען (group of islands) · sh Британска острва (group of islands) · pt Ilhas Britânicas (group of islands) · nn Dei britiske øyane (group of islands) · id Kepulauan Britania (group of islands) · ga Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór (group of islands) · lb Brittesch Inselen (group of islands) · sh Britanski otoci (group of islands) · sk Britské ostrovy (group of islands) · lv Britu salas (group of islands) · pl Wyspy Brytyjskie (group of islands) · ja ブリテン諸島 (group of islands) · fi Britteinsaaret (group of islands) · ar اَلْجُزُر اَلْبِرِيطَانِيَّة (group of islands) · grc Βρεττανίδες νῆσοι (group of islands) · it isole britanniche (group of islands) · hu Brit-szigetek (group of islands)