• DillyDaily@lemmy.world
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              10 months ago

              Britain is historically just England and Wales, though colloquially now used as a shorter way of saying “Great Britain”, which is England, Wales, and Scotland.

              The British isles is England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (and all the smaller islands like the Hebrides, Orkneys, etc)

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                10 months ago

                Fuck off British isles is a term used by the occupiers to legitimize their occupation. The Republic is not a part of the British isles

                • Gabu@lemmy.ml
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                  10 months ago

                  The British Isles is a term used because Albion fell out of favor.