british isles

1. Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic (synset 108877240)
   is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
   belongs to: british empire - a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
   has:

   • gb, great britain - an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
   • emerald isle, hibernia, ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
   • britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
   • channel island - any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France
   • isle of man, man - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
   • isle of wight, wight - an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
   is a part of: atlantic, atlantic ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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