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british islands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
british is-lands
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The four polities of (i) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (ii) the Bailiwick of Guernsey (including the jurisdictions of Alderney, Guernsey and Sark); (ii) the Bailiwick of Jersey; and (iv) the Isle of Man.

Inflected Forms

the British Islands (canonical)

Phrases

British Isles

Frequently Paired Words

British Isles

Questions

What does british islands mean?
The four polities of (i) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (ii) the Bailiwick of Guernsey (including the jurisdictions of Alderney, Guernsey and Sark); (ii) the Bailiwick of Jersey; and (iv) the Isle of Man.

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