these islands

Noun

Meaning

(chiefly Ireland) The archipelago in the North Atlantic comprising Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see these,‎ islands.

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Examples

But no public man in these islands ever believes that the Bible means what it says: he is always convinced that it says what he means; and I have no reason to hope that Mr Coote may be an exception to the rule. George Bernard Shaw

Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of the artistic beauty of medieval life. John Millington Synge

Northern Ireland must, in future, be absorbed into the Irish republic. Wales and Scotland must advance from devolution to full independent status. The four nations of these islands must commit themselves absolutely to the project of a United Europe. Norman Davies

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