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British English ( BrE, en-GB, or BE) [3] is the set of varieties of the English language native to the island of Great Britain. [6] .
British English is the form of English used in the United Kingdom. It includes all English dialects used within the United Kingdom. Differences between American and British English include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary (lexis), spelling, punctuation, idioms, and formatting of dates and numbers. Comparison chart. Differences — Similarities —
A British person or object comes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain ( England, Scotland, Wales) and Northern Ireland. [1] . It is sometimes used by the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands (near France ). It can also be used for some overseas places like Gibraltar (near Spain) or the Falkland Islands (near South America ).
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, often shortened to the United Kingdom (or UK ), or just Britain, is a sovereign country in Western Europe. It is a constitutional monarchy of four countries which were once separate: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland .
British Empire. historical state, United Kingdom. Also known as: British Empire and Commonwealth. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
History of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state. England, Scotland, Wales (together: Great Britain) and Northern Ireland are parts of this state. The Acts of Union in 1707 united the crowns and Parliaments of England and Scotland to create (the United Kingdom of) Great Britain.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. The country is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers roughly 62%, and over 100 smaller adjacent islands.It has land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish sea ...
