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• In a geographical context, it usually applies to a person or object from, or the people or nation of ("the British") the island of Great Britain - though, confusingly, the term " British Isles" is commonly used to include also the (non-British) island of Ireland. The term "Briton" is increasingly used to describe a British citizen. Sometimes it applies to an area or territory currently or formerly under British rule, for example the British Virgin Islands, the British Indian Ocean Territory or British Columbia, now a province of Canada.
• In a political context, before the Act of Union 1800, it applies to a person or object from from, or the people or nation of ("the British") the Kingdom of Great Britain; following that act, it often applies to the United Kingdom or territories under U.K. control. People who term themselves British typically also identify themselves with another nation under U.K. control. Peoples generally considering themselves to be British include the English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish (though many in Northern Ireland do not regard themselves as British), ManxManx can refer to: The people of, or other things pertaining to, the Isle of Man. The language of the Manx people, the Manx language. The Manx cat., as well as the people in the nationA nation is an imagined community of people created by a national ideology, also known as nationalism, to which certain norms and behavior are usually attributed. Added to this is usually the idea that a national (a person of the national ideology) shoulds of JerseyThe Bailiwick of Jersey is a British crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, it also includes the uninhabited islands of Minquiers and Ecrehous. Along with the Bailiwick of Guernsey it forms the grouping, GuernseyFor the garment with this name, see guernsey. The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British crown dependency off the coast of France. As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou and other islets., GibraltarGibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is located in southwestern Europe adjoining the southern coast of Spain, a strategic location on the Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. History Main a and BermudaThis article is about the island of Bermuda. See Bermuda sloop and Bermuda rig for the associated sailing terms''. Bermuda is a self-governing island Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, situated in the Atlantic Ocean. In the early 20th century, as m.
• In an historical context, it refers to a territory or person with allegiance to the British Empire.
• In a linguistic context, it refers to the various forms of the English language known as British English.
• In an ethnological context, it refers to the Brythonic people who once inhabited much of Great Britain, and a person of British descent either resident in the United Kingdom or abroad.