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Euler diagram of the terminology of the British Isles (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

FYI "British Islands" isn't a specific name whereas all the others are

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m not sure I follow. It looks as specific in the diagram as all the other names?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

It's not an actual term that is used though. "Great Britain" and "Ireland" are the names of the islands, "the United Kingdom" and "(the Republic of) Ireland" are the names of the sovereign states, "the British Isles" is (one) name for all the bits of land. "British Islands" is not an official term or one that anyone uses.