Channel Islands

American  

[chan-l ahy-luhndz] / ˈtʃæn l ˈaɪ ləndz /

plural noun

1. a British island group in the English Channel, near the coast of France, consisting of Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, and smaller islands. 76 square miles (198 square kilometers).

2. an island group off southern California’s Pacific coast, along the channel just south of Santa Barbara: an eight-island archipelago used for U.S. military training and testing, and noted for numerous endemic species and ecological diversity. 351 square miles (909 square kilometers).

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Channel Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the English Channel, off the NW coast of France, consisting of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Brechou or Brecqhou, Sark, Herm, Jethou, and Lihou (all between them representing the United Kingdom Crown Dependencies of the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey) - the only part of the duchy of Normandy remaining to Britain - and the Roches Douvres and the Îles Chausey (which belong to France). Pop: 149 878 (2001). Area: 194 sq km (75 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The most damaging winds associated with Storm Goretti are expected to affect Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands and northern France.

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Migrant arrivals from the UK to Australia were at their highest in 10 years in 2024, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with 39,580 people arriving from across the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, as well as 10,661 Irish migrants.

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An Aurigny spokesperson said the airline was "deeply saddened" about Blue Islands ceasing trading and had taken "immediate action to assist Blue Islands customers across the Channel Islands".

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Jersey's Chamber of Commerce said the suspension of Blue Islands' services would have "immediate and significant implications" for the Channel Islands.

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Why can Channel Islands players play for England?

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