Islands
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The UK, Norway, the Faroe Islands and Iceland in the same month concluded a separate agreement.
From Barron's
"We must stick together in Europe, and we must secure the future of the Danish Commonwealth" - Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
From BBC
He did not provide any details, but the BBC understands Sir Lindsay passed on information he received in the British Virgin Islands during a visit last week that Lord Mandelson was planning to travel there.
From BBC
One of the Channel Islands, Jersey is part of the British Isles but sets its own laws.
From BBC
He also hosted a gathering for physicists in the Virgin Islands in 2006.
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