British Isles
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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The Isle of Man became the first place in the British Isles to pass its assisted dying bill in March last year.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
“This race kind of fell apart a little bit with a couple scratches,” British Isles trainer Richard Baltas said, “but there were still some nice horses in there and he did it with authority.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
One of the Channel Islands, Jersey is part of the British Isles but sets its own laws.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
They examined how common the C282Y variant was in 29 regions across the British Isles and Ireland.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026
Michael Fish said the area of low pressure moving over the British Isles is coming from the Urals.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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