British Islesn.

Brit.

/ˌbrɪtɪʃ ˈʌɪlz/, U.S.

/ˌbrɪdɪʃ ˈaɪlz/

Forms: see British adj. and isle n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: British adj., isle n.

Etymology: < British adj. + the plural of isle n. Compare classical Latin Britannicae insulae , plural (rare); compare also (denoting Great Britain only) classical Latin Britannia insula , Old English Breotone ealond (10th cent.), Welsh ynys Prydain (see Britain n.²).

A group of islands, including Britain, Ireland (Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland), the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and the Channel Islands, lying off the coast of northwestern Europe, from which they are separated by the North Sea and the English Channel. Chiefly with the.The term is generally regarded as a geographical or territorial description, rather than as one which designates a political entity. The term is deprecated by some speakers in the Republic of Ireland.

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British Empire1577

British Isles1577

1577 J. Dee Gen. Mem. Arte Nauig. 65 The syncere Intent, and faythfull Aduise, of Georgius Gemistus Pletho, was, I could..frame and shape very much of Gemistus those his two Greek Orations..for our Brytish Iles, and in better and more allowable manner.

1621 P. Heylyn Microcosmus 243 (heading) The Brittish Iles.

1651 T. Jenner Londons Blame 13 This State is now almost absolute Commander of all the Brittish Isles, and hath also enlarged their Dominions over a great part of the Western Indies.

1710 L. Milbourne Moderate Cabal 53 Weak James..was perswaded that with Ease he might I' th' British Isles, restore the Papal Right.

1792 A. Young Trav. France ii. 343 A territory, naturally so inconsiderable as the British isles, on comparison with France.

1830 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 387 The red grouse..is peculiar to the British Isles.

1888 A. J. Jukes-Browne Building of Brit. Isles 1 There have been many different arrangements of land and sea over the area where the British Isles now stand.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 32 He was for ever buying, selling or exchanging books, many of them worthless, with correspondents all over the British Isles.

1999 Guardian 30 Jan. i. 12/4 Drawing on Arthurian history, the report suggests the name ‘Pretanic’, a Greek term preceding both Celtic and Anglo-Saxon for our original, heterogenous ancestors, as a neutral new name for all inhabitants of the British Isles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	british isles
释义	British Islesn. Brit. /ˌbrɪtɪʃ ˈʌɪlz/, U.S. /ˌbrɪdɪʃ ˈaɪlz/ Forms: see British adj. and isle n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: British adj., isle n. Etymology: < British adj. + the plural of isle n. Compare classical Latin Britannicae insulae , plural (rare); compare also (denoting Great Britain only) classical Latin Britannia insula , Old English Breotone ealond (10th cent.), Welsh ynys Prydain (see Britain n.²). A group of islands, including Britain, Ireland (Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland), the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and the Channel Islands, lying off the coast of northwestern Europe, from which they are separated by the North Sea and the English Channel. Chiefly with the.The term is generally regarded as a geographical or territorial description, rather than as one which designates a political entity. The term is deprecated by some speakers in the Republic of Ireland. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [noun] British Empire1577 British Isles1577 1577 J. Dee Gen. Mem. Arte Nauig. 65 The syncere Intent, and faythfull Aduise, of Georgius Gemistus Pletho, was, I could..frame and shape very much of Gemistus those his two Greek Orations..for our Brytish Iles, and in better and more allowable manner. 1621 P. Heylyn Microcosmus 243 (heading) The Brittish Iles. 1651 T. Jenner Londons Blame 13 This State is now almost absolute Commander of all the Brittish Isles, and hath also enlarged their Dominions over a great part of the Western Indies. 1710 L. Milbourne Moderate Cabal 53 Weak James..was perswaded that with Ease he might I' th' British Isles, restore the Papal Right. 1792 A. Young Trav. France ii. 343 A territory, naturally so inconsiderable as the British isles, on comparison with France. 1830 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 387 The red grouse..is peculiar to the British Isles. 1888 A. J. Jukes-Browne Building of Brit. Isles 1 There have been many different arrangements of land and sea over the area where the British Isles now stand. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 32 He was for ever buying, selling or exchanging books, many of them worthless, with correspondents all over the British Isles. 1999 Guardian 30 Jan. i. 12/4 Drawing on Arthurian history, the report suggests the name ‘Pretanic’, a Greek term preceding both Celtic and Anglo-Saxon for our original, heterogenous ancestors, as a neutral new name for all inhabitants of the British Isles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1577
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