British Isles

Noun CEFR B2

ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz

Definitions

An archipelago of Northern Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, Anglesey, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands and many smaller islands.

Equivalents

EspañolIslas Británicas

Françaisles îles Britanniques

DeutschBritische Inseln

19 more languages

العربيةاَلْجُزُر اَلْبِرِيطَانِيَّة

ΕλληνικάΒρετανικά Νησιά

EestiBriti saared

EuskaraBritainiar uharteak

SuomiBritteinsaaret

ՀայերենԲրիտանական կղզիներ

ÍslenskaBretlandseyjar

Italianoarcipelago britannico isole britanniche

日本語イギリス諸島ブリテン諸島

ქართულიბრიტანეთის კუნძულები

한국어브리튼 제도 영국 제도

LatinaBritanniae Britannicae Insulae Britannis

LatviešuBritu salas

МакедонскиБритански Острови

NederlandsBritse Eilanden

PolskiWyspy Brytyjskie

PortuguêsIlhas Britânicas

RomânăInsulele Britanice

РусскийБританские острова

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

British Isles and Ireland British Israelism British Jubaland British Longhair British Mandate British Museum algorithm

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