British Isles
WordNet
noun
(1) Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
the British Isles
- A group of islands off the northwest coast of mainland Europe, comprising Great Britain, Ireland (the island), the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, the Outer Hebrides, the Inner Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and many other smaller islands.
Usage notes
Usage of this term is not universally accepted in Ireland, where use of the term "The British Isles" to include Ireland can sometimes be regarded as inappropriate or anachronistic, and such usage may cause some offense.