"British Isles" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/ [UK, US] Forms: the British Isles [canonical, plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|British|t=relating to Britons, Britain, or the Britains}} British (“relating to Britons, Britain, or the Britains”), {{m|en|isles|t=islands}} isles (“islands”), {{der|en|grc|Βρεττανίδες νῆσοι}} Ancient Greek Βρεττανίδες νῆσοι (Brettanídes nêsoi), {{der|en|la|Britannicae insulae|t=British islands}} Latin Britannicae insulae (“British islands”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|nolinkhead=1}} the British Isles
  1. An archipelago in 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. Categories (place): British Isles, Islands Translations (group of islands): Britse Eilande [plural] (Afrikaans), Βρεττανίδες νῆσοι (Brettanídes nêsoi) [plural] (Ancient Greek), اَلْجُزُر اَلْبِرِيطَانِيَّة (al-juzur al-biriṭāniyya) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), Բրիտանական կղզիներ (Britanakan kġziner) (Armenian), Britaniya adaları (Azerbaijani), Britainiar uharteak (Basque), Брыта́нскія астравы́ (Brytánskija astravý) [masculine, plural] (Belarusian), Брита́нски о́строви (Británski óstrovi) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), illes Britàniques [feminine, plural] (Catalan), 不列顛諸島 (Chinese Mandarin), 不列颠诸岛 (Bùlièdiān zhūdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 英倫諸島 (Chinese Mandarin), 英伦诸岛 (Yīnglún zhūdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 不列顛群島 (Chinese Mandarin), 不列颠群岛 (Bùlièdiān qúndǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Britské ostrovy [masculine, plural] (Czech), Britiske Øer [plural] (Danish), Britse Eilanden [plural] (Dutch), Britaj Insuloj (Esperanto), Briti saared (Estonian), Britteinsaaret (Finnish), les îles Britanniques [feminine, plural] (French), Illas Británicas [feminine, plural] (Galician), ბრიტანეთის კუნძულები (briṭanetis ḳunʒulebi) (Georgian), Britische Inseln [feminine, plural] (German), Βρετανικά Νησιά (Vretaniká Nisiá) [plural] (Greek), האיים הבריטיים (hiyim he-britiyim) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), ब्रिटिश द्वीप (briṭiś dvīp) (Hindi), Brit-szigetek (Hungarian), Bretlandseyjar [feminine, plural] (Icelandic), Kepulauan Britania (Indonesian), Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór (Irish), isole britanniche [feminine, plural] (Italian), arcipelago britannico [masculine] (Italian), ブリテン諸島 (Buriten-shotō) (Japanese), イギリス諸島 (Igirisu-shotō) (Japanese), Британ аралдары (Britan araldary) (Kazakh), 브리튼 제도 (Beuriteun jedo) (Korean), 영국 제도 (Yeongguk jedo) (Korean), Britannicae insulae [plural] (Latin), Britanniae [plural] (Latin), Britu salas [feminine, plural] (Latvian), Britų salos [feminine, plural] (Lithuanian), Brittesch Inselen (Luxembourgish), Британски Острови (Britanski Ostrovi) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), Kepulauan British (Malay), De britiske øyer [plural] (Norwegian Bokmål), Dei britiske øyane [plural] (Norwegian Nynorsk), جزایر بریتانیا (jazâyer-e beritâniyâ) (Persian), Wyspy Brytyjskie [feminine, plural] (Polish), Ilhas Britânicas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), Insulele Britanice [feminine, plural] (Romanian), Брита́нские острова́ (Británskije ostrová) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Британски отоци [Croatia, Cyrillic, masculine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Британска острва [Cyrillic, Serbia, neuter, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Britanski otoci [Croatia, Roman, masculine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Britanska ostrva [Roman, Serbia, neuter, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), ìsuli britànnichi [feminine] (Sicilian), Britské ostrovy [masculine, plural] (Slovak), Britansko otočje [neuter] (Slovene), las Islas Británicas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), Brittiska öarna [plural] (Swedish), บริติชไอลส์ (brì-dtìch-ai-ls) (Thai), Britanya Adaları (Turkish), Брита́нські острови́ (Brytánsʹki ostrový) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian), quần đảo Anh (Vietnamese), Ynysoedd Prydain (Welsh), בריטישע אינזלען (britishe inzlen) [feminine, plural] (Yiddish)

Noun

  1. Tags: no-gloss Synonyms: Anglo-Celtic Isles [rare], Britains [rare], British and Irish Isles [rare], Islands of the North Atlantic [rare], these islands [Irish], Cassiterides [possibly]
    Sense id: en-British_Isles-en-noun-47DEQpj8 Meronyms: Achill Island, Alderney [not always included], Anglesey, Aran, Arran, Barra, Benbecula, Brecqhou [not always included], Bute, Canvey, Clare Island, Clear Island, Coll, Colonsay, Eigg, Fair Isle, Foula, Foulness, Channel Islands [not always included], Gigha, Great Britain, Great Island, Guernsey [not always included], Hayling, Hebrides, Herm [not always included], Holy Island, Inisheer, Inishmaan, Inishmore, Iona, Ireland, Islay, Isle of Man, Isle of Sheppey, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Jersey [not always included], Jethou [not always included], Jura, Lewis and Harris, Lindisfarne, Lismore, Lundy, Mann, Mersea, Muck, Mull, North Uist, Orkney, Rathlin, Rum, Sark [not always included], Shetland, South Uist, Skye, Staffa, Tiree, Ulva, Walney

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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hiyim he-britiyim",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "האיים הבריטיים"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "briṭiś dvīp",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "ब्रिटिश द्वीप"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "group of islands",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "group of islands",
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "Kepulauan Britania"
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        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
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          "word": "isole britanniche"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "arcipelago britannico"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Buriten-shotō",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "ブリテン諸島"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Igirisu-shotō",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "イギリス諸島"
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        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "Britan araldary",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "Британ аралдары"
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        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Beuriteun jedo",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "브리튼 제도"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Yeongguk jedo",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "영국 제도"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "group of islands",
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          "word": "Britannicae insulae"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Britanniae"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Britu salas"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "group of islands",
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          "word": "Britų salos"
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          "code": "lb",
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          "word": "Kepulauan British"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "jazâyer-e beritâniyâ",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "جزایر بریتانیا"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "group of islands",
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          "roman": "Británskije ostrová",
          "sense": "group of islands",
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            "plural"
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          "word": "Брита́нские острова́"
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            "plural"
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          "code": "sl",
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            "plural"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
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          "word": "Brittiska öarna"
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          "code": "th",
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "group of islands",
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          "code": "uk",
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            "plural"
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          "word": "Брита́нські острови́"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "group of islands",
          "word": "quần đảo Anh"
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          "code": "cy",
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          "sense": "group of islands",
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          "code": "yi",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Inisheer"
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          "word": "Jura"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Lewis and Harris"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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          "word": "Lundy"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Mann"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Mull"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Rum"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Skye"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Staffa"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Tiree"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Ulva"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
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        "An archipelago in 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."
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      "code": "af",
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Britanakan kġziner",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "Բրիտանական կղզիներ"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "Britaniya adaları"
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      "code": "eu",
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      "word": "Britainiar uharteak"
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      "code": "be",
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        "plural"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "word": "illes Britàniques"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "不列顛諸島"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Bùlièdiān zhūdǎo",
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      "word": "不列颠诸岛"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "英倫諸島"
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      "roman": "Yīnglún zhūdǎo",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "英伦诸岛"
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      "code": "da",
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      "word": "Briti saared"
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      "word": "Britteinsaaret"
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      "sense": "group of islands",
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      "code": "he",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "Brit-szigetek"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór"
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      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ],
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "arcipelago britannico"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Buriten-shotō",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "ブリテン諸島"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Igirisu-shotō",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "イギリス諸島"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Britan araldary",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "Британ аралдары"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Beuriteun jedo",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "브리튼 제도"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Yeongguk jedo",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "영국 제도"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Britannicae insulae"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Britanniae"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Britu salas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Britų salos"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "Brittesch Inselen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Britanski Ostrovi",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Британски Острови"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "Kepulauan British"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "De britiske øyer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Dei britiske øyane"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jazâyer-e beritâniyâ",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "جزایر بریتانیا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Wyspy Brytyjskie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Ilhas Britânicas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Insulele Britanice"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Británskije ostrová",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Брита́нские острова́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "Croatia",
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Британски отоци"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "Serbia",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Британска острва"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "Croatia",
        "Roman",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Britanski otoci"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "Serbia",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Britanska ostrva"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ìsuli britànnichi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Britské ostrovy"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Britansko otočje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "las Islas Británicas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Brittiska öarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "brì-dtìch-ai-ls",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "บริติชไอลส์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "Britanya Adaları"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Brytánsʹki ostrový",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Брита́нські острови́"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "quần đảo Anh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "word": "Ynysoedd Prydain"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "britishe inzlen",
      "sense": "group of islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "בריטישע אינזלען"
    }
  ],
  "word": "British Isles"
}

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "meronyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Achill Island"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "not always included"
          ],
          "word": "Alderney"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Anglesey"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Aran"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Arran"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Barra"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Benbecula"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "not always included"
          ],
          "word": "Brecqhou"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Bute"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Canvey"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Clare Island"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Clear Island"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Coll"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Colonsay"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Eigg"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Fair Isle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Foula"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Foulness"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "not always included"
          ],
          "word": "Channel Islands"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Gigha"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Great Britain"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Great Island"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "not always included"
          ],
          "word": "Guernsey"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Hayling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Hebrides"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "not always included"
          ],
          "word": "Herm"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Holy Island"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Inisheer"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Inishmaan"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Inishmore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Iona"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Ireland"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Islay"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Isle of Man"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Isle of Sheppey"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Isle of Wight"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Isles of Scilly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "not always included"
          ],
          "word": "Jersey"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "not always included"
          ],
          "word": "Jethou"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Jura"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Lewis and Harris"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Lindisfarne"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Lismore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Lundy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Mann"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Mersea"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Muck"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Mull"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "North Uist"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Orkney"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Rathlin"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Rum"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "not always included"
          ],
          "word": "Sark"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Shetland"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "South Uist"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Skye"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Staffa"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Tiree"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Ulva"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "word": "Walney"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "Anglo-Celtic Isles"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "Britains"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "British and Irish Isles"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "Islands of the North Atlantic"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "Irish"
          ],
          "word": "these islands"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:British Isles",
          "tags": [
            "possibly"
          ],
          "word": "Cassiterides"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "source": "thesaurus",
  "word": "British Isles"
}

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