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[[Image:British Isles.png|frame|right|200px|British Isles.png]] | [[Image:British Isles.png|frame|right|200px|British Isles.png]] | ||
The '''British Isles''' are a group of islands northwest of Europe. However, not all of these islands are British | The '''British Isles''' are a group of islands northwest of Europe. However, not all of these islands are British. | ||
The largest island in the group is [[Great Britain]] which consists of the nations of [[England Genealogy|England]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] and [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]. | The largest island in the group is [[Great Britain]] which consists of the nations of [[England Genealogy|England]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]], and [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]. | ||
Ireland is the second largest island in the group (although this definition is not universally accepted) and is divided between the [[Republic of Ireland]], which is not part of the [[United Kingdom]], and [[Northern Ireland Genealogy|Northern Ireland]] which is. | Ireland is the second largest island in the group (although this definition is not universally accepted) and is divided between the [[Republic of Ireland]], which is not part of the [[United Kingdom]], and [[Northern Ireland Genealogy|Northern Ireland]] which is. | ||
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*[[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] | *[[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] | ||
== Disagreement | == Disagreement Over the Term British Isles == | ||
There is disagreement over the term "the British Isles", particularly with relation to [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]]. The term is defined in dictionaries as referring to [[Great Britain]], [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] and adjacent islands. However, the modern association between the word "British" and the [[United Kingdom]] causes the term to be regarded as inappropriate by some and can be considered irritating or offensive by others. | |||
Also, the name '''Britain''' comes from the Latin name for the island, Britannia, meaning "the land of the Britons", i.e. the '''Brythonic''' Celtic tribes who inhabited the island at that time. These tribes occupied only the main island of Britain and not the island of Ireland, known to the Romans as '''Hibernia''', which was occupied by '''Goidelic''' Celts. This makes the inclusion of Ireland as historically incorrect. | |||
{{wikipedia|British Isles naming dispute}} | {{wikipedia|British Isles naming dispute}} | ||
[[Category:England]][[Category:Scotland]] [[Category:Ireland]] [[Category:Channel Islands]] | [[Category:England]][[Category:Scotland]] [[Category:Ireland]] [[Category:Channel Islands]] | ||