English Explanatory Dictionary

these islands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The archipelago in the North Atlantic comprising Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see these, islands.

Word forms

these islands

Etymology

Circumlocution to avoid the word British in the phrase British Isles.

Synonyms

Anglo-Celtic Isles British Isles British and Irish Isles Islands of the North Atlantic
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