British Isles definition

British Isles means Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands and includes journeys by water, air or rail within or between any of these areas;
British Isles means the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man;
British Isles means England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands.

Examples of British Isles in a sentence

  • Approximately 58% of the students had visited the British Isles, whereas only around 17% and 2% had flown to North America or vacationed down under.

  • This is because “Yorkshire puddings are a staple for a proper British Sunday roast”, which is most probably unknown for the readers outside The British Isles (Instructables.com).

  • It is generally considered to be the most abundant catshark in European shelf seas [18] and occurs from Norway and the British Isles, south to Senegal, including the Mediterranean Sea [19].

  • Doyle, Technical History of the Town Gas Plants of the British Isles, International 564 ASS’N OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGISTS CONFERENCE (2006), https://media.geolsoc.org.uk/iaeg2006/PAPERS/IAEG_564.PDF.


More Definitions of British Isles

British Isles means the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
British Isles means Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man;
British Isles means the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man;
British Isles means the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland;
British Isles means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern