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Indeed. I suppose if Ireland's full name were "The Republic of Little Britain" there wouldn't be a controversy about the term "British Isles".
> there's no political entity of Great Britain (and never has been).
Unless you include the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
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Indeed. I suppose if Ireland's full name were "The Republic of Little Britain" there wouldn't be a controversy about the term "British Isles".
> there's no political entity of Great Britain (and never has been).
Unless you include the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain