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The British Isles
Terminology (Dispute)  · IONA
Sovereign states Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dependencies of the British Crown Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey
Semi-autonomous countries in the UKNorthern Ireland  ·  Scotland ·  Wales
IslandsChannel Islands · Great Britain · Ireland · Isle of Man
List of islands ofEngland · Ireland · Isle of Man · Scotland · Wales
HistoryBritain · England · Ireland · Isle of Man · Jersey · Scotland · United Kingdom · Wales
Historic statesKingdom of Scotland · England · Ireland · Great Britain · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Irish Free State
Modern LanguagesBSL · Cornish · English · French · Guernésiais · Irish · ISL · Jèrriais · NISL · Manx · (Ulster) Scots · Scottish Gaelic · Welsh
PeoplesBritish · Celts (List of tribes· Cornish · English · Irish · Irish Traveller · Manx · Scottish · Ulster-Scots · Welsh

About this template

This template was developed based on a discussion on the Ireland talk page regarding objection there to the use of the term "British Isles." It is based on the original British Isles template developed by Lofty for use on articles relating to those islands. By default it will insert the above template but has the possibility to set a different title, if necessary.

It is proposed that articles where the community would prefer the use of a different term first reach a consensus with regard to what other term(s) to use and then insert the template, adjusting the title as necessary.

How to use this template

The template can be inserted on a page in one of two ways:

1. Where there are no objections to the use of the term "British Isles" on a page, use the following:
{{British Isles}}
2. On articles where there are objections, first reach a consensus as to what other term(s) to use, then insert the template using the following code (replacing "Title Will Go Here" with the agreed title):
{{British Isles|Title Will Go Here}}

Collapsible option

This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar, or table with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.

To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used:

  • {{British Isles|state=collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar.
  • {{British Isles|state=expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.

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