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• ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Northern Ireland isn’t part of Britain. Hence why the UK is great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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  • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The “British” denomym applied to the United Kingdom. Not just Great Britain. The term “Britain” in general applies to the United Kingdom. Hence the Great part. In fact, “Great Britain” is occasionally short for “Great Britain and Northern Ireland” such as at the Olympics.

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    • tal@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Both of you two are right.

      en.wikipedia.org/…/Terminology_of_the_British_Isl…

      Britain is a political and geographic term which can refer to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or the island of Great Britain.

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