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"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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