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Meaning of Atlantic Isles | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The British Isles; used especially to avoid associations with British nationality or citizenship.

Examples

“Columba or Colmcille (‘Dove of the Church’) […] built an island monastery far to the north on the island of Iona, which remains one of the best-known sacred placed in the Atlantic Isles; he frequently crossed the sea between his various foundations.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Atlantic Ocean Atlantic pollock Atlantic pomfret Atlantic provinces Atlantic puffin Atlantic roundhouse