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England - A country
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Is England a country or just a part of the UK?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Surely the UK is, as the name suggests a Kingdom rather than a country, England and Scotland are countries and Wales is a Principality. Britain refers to the islands - Great Britain including England Wales and Scotland, and Lesser Britain Ireland and Northern Ireland. Lesser Britain isn't used anymore and the name Britain is more generally used as an alternative for United Kingdom these days.
snuggles......I have a similar problem in that I was born in Scotland, live in Scotland, but consider myself to be British first and Scottish second. Perhaps the reason could be that 3 out of my 4 grandparents came from England. What sort of mongrel does that make me?
galltin......the Irish Republic is part of the British Isles but not of UK or GB.
vinny100.......yep....agreed....all one big happy family!!