2007-03-08 02:52:04 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
theirs no great britain for me.i live in england.
2007-03-08 06:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by earl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Great Britain" is the name of the largest island of the British Isles, see below:
The British Isles are a group of islands off the north west coast of continental Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland and a number of smaller islands. The term British Isles can be misunderstood and is sometimes considered objectionable, mainly in the Republic of Ireland and among nationalists in Northern Ireland. The term is not generally used in the Republic of Ireland.
There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The group also includes the Isle of Man, a United Kingdom crown dependency. Both states, but not the Isle of Man, are members of the European Union. Between 1801 and 1922, Great Britain and Ireland together formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, all but six counties in Ireland left the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom; the remaining six, mainly in the northeast of the island, became known as Northern Ireland.
The islands extend from Pednathise Head, Isles of Scilly in the south, to Out Stack, Shetland in the north; and from Tearaght Island, Ireland in the west, to Lowestoft Ness, England in the east. There are more than 6,000 islands, amounting to a total land area of 121,674 square miles (315,134 km²). Some sources include the Channel Isles in the British Isles although geographically they are an offshore French island group. The Faeroe Isles are geographically associated, but have never been under British rule and are not normally regarded as part of the British Isles.
2007-03-08 12:06:07 · answer #2 · answered by dragonsong 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What is Great Britain? Who calls in that? Isny the British Isles Or United Kingdom?
There certainley isnt no Greatness about it whatsoever.
Ragnaar.... Youre a bumhole, and your country will be reduced to a pile of rubble just like your next door neighboors very soon. You have no chance of beating the Americans.
2007-03-08 10:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. Great is just a geographical term which was used to distinguish Britain from Brittany.
2007-03-08 10:59:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Should change it to Politically Correct Spongemonger Britain.
2007-03-08 10:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by Yahooer 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it's not an adjective to describe it's value, it's just to describe the size of the area. Great= Big, synonomous.
Great(er) Britain...
But I agree, it should be called Greater Islands of Dr. Moroe (sp?) with all the genetic freaks and inbred royals.
2007-03-08 20:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by james B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
paul h great answer:
"Should change it to Politically Correct Spongemonger Britain"
Exactly!
2007-03-08 19:05:00 · answer #7 · answered by chrisbowe82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to the guy that's talking about all the immigrants taking the jobs from the brits, just wanna ask, "excuse me sir, did you wanna open a dollar store???"
but anyway just keep it there, plus i think they put it there after all the diff. kingdoms or so united to form "Great Britain" ?? not really sure...
2007-03-08 17:22:26 · answer #8 · answered by INC2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because we are stil great as in greater London being a collection boroughs, great britain is a collection of countries
leave the bloody thing there
plus it gives me boasting rights while abroad
2007-03-08 11:06:23 · answer #9 · answered by Kev P 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think thats been gone years ago and the end of Britain as well its just Brits now around the world
2007-03-08 12:14:01 · answer #10 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are free to drop what you want, but you won't see it being dropped on the maps. It a geographical term, not a description.
2007-03-08 17:57:33 · answer #11 · answered by Kalistrat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋