Translation for 'British Isles' from English to Russian

British Isles

Британские острова {мн}геогр.

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anti-British

антибританский {adj}пол.социол.

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British imperialism

британский империализм {м}пол.

British colonialism

британский колониализм {м}пол.

British Columbia <BC>

Британская Колумбия {ж} [канадская провинция]геогр.

British Guiana [now Guyana]

Британская Гвиана {ж} [нынешняя Гайана]геогр.ист.

(British) Virgin Islands <BVI>

Британские Виргинские острова {мн} <БВО>геогр.

• Northumbria held suzerainty amidst the Teutonic presence in the British Isles in the 7th century, but was eclipsed by the rise of Mercia in the 8th century.
• While some Celtic Christian practices were changed at the Synod of Whitby, the church in the British Isles was under papal authority from earliest times.
• 5s-and-3s is played in a number of competitive leagues in the British Isles.
• Some convicted criminals from the British Isles who were sentenced to transportation to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries used coins to leave messages of remembrance to loved ones left behind in Britain.
• For two years, Menger accompanied the prince during his travels, first through continental Europe and then later through the British Isles.

• The islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the German Army during World War II.
• The oldest-surviving Anglican church building outside the British Isles (Britain and Ireland) is St Peter's Church in St.
• During his year-and-a-half stay in the British Isles, Edwards secured funding from benefactors including Thomas Penn and Benjamin Franklin.
• While Bede spent most of his life in the monastery, he travelled to several abbeys and monasteries across the British Isles, even visiting the archbishop of York and King .
• The British Isles lie at the juncture of several regions with past episodes of tectonic mountain building.

• As with the rest of the British Isles and South West England, the area experiences a maritime climate with warm summers and mild winters—this is particularly pronounced due to its position near the coast—extremes range from a record low of just [...] in January 1987 up to a record high of [...] during June 1976.
• An early written reference to the British Isles may derive from the works of the Greek explorer Pytheas of Massalia; later Greek writers such as Diodorus of Sicily and Strabo who quote Pytheas' use of variants such as [...] (...), "The Britannic island", and νησοι βρεττανιαι (...), "Britannic islands", with " [...] " being a Celtic word that might mean "the painted ones" or "the tattooed folk", referring to body decoration (see below).