Is Britian and United Kingdom the same thing?

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Fred F

Not exactly.

Great Britain" is the eastern island of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Politically, "Great Britain" describes the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales, and therefore also includes a number of outlying islands such as the Isle of Wight, Anglesey, the Isles of Scilly, the Hebrides, and the island groups of Orkney and Shetland. It does not include the outlying islands of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands as they have independent legislative and taxation systems.[6][7]
Great Britain evolved politically into a union of England and Scotland from a personal union in 1603 with the Union of Crowns under James VI of Scotland, I of England. The political union that merged the two countries happened with the Acts of Union in 1707 which merged the parliaments of each nation and thus resulted in the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which covered the entire island.
In turn, in 1801, an Act Union between Great Britain and Ireland created the larger United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (UK). The UK became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1922 following the creation in Ireland of the Irish Free State. The term Great Britain is still used today to some extent to refer to the United Kingdom. In some languages such as German, the term Großbritannien is used as a synonym for the UK due to difficulties in translating the term United Kingdom.

sciencegeek

Northern Ireland is included in the UK. Its not in Britain. Not sure why.
But the UK is the UK of GB & Northern Ireland....

nemeczek

Angel

Britain = England, Scotland & Wales

The UK = England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland

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No, UK includes Northern Ireland, Britain doesn't.
That is they they call it the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

taxed till i die,

No northern ireland is missing.

EMILY?

"UK" stands for "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". [Great] Britain is separate to Northern Ireland.

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no there not

ema_mckay

yeah britain is the island of england, scotland and wales. so does not include northern ireland. uk is then all four countries together.

Tissa

Britain is the name of the island. The SE part of the island is called England. Great Britain is the political entity comprising of England, Scotland and Wales. The UK includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

greenorlagh

Isn't it just amazing how many people get this wrong!! And the numbers who still think that Ireland is a part of the UK- wow!

The UK = the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Great Britain = Wales, Scotland and England

All people born in the UK have the right to British citizenship, whilst those solely born in NI also have the right to Irish citizenship.

Catie D

no, britian is basically england and the united kingdom consists of scotland, wales, england and a bit of nothern ierland

Queen Tania

No, and sort of of:

United Kingdom of Great Britain- made of the countries: Wales, Scotland, England, and Nothern Island.

It is a whole entire name, and people refer to it as the UK or Britain.

Piggy C

I can see why there are differing answers to this one.
Well this is what the dictionary says :-
Brit·ain 2 (brĭt'n) Pronunciation Key
Abbr. Br. or Brit.
See United Kingdom.

United Kingdom
–noun
a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801–1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Capital: London. Abbreviation: U.K.
Official name, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Therefore you could say yes they are the same but actually they are not, to be the same you would need to use the full United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

John M

ha ha ha

is this a joke?

spelling britain, britian is a touch of class and should the question not be are britain and the u.k the same thing

anyway thanks and happy new year!!

MissUK

The UK is The united Kingdom it includes England Ireland Scotland and Wales, Though Southern Ireland are discluded as they have independance. Being British means to be a part of the the 'empire'. Great Britain is the same as the United Kingdom.

babygirl

no.. britan is in greece united kingdom in london! :) .

Joke..yes they are the same!

123-pacman

yes, they both contain, england, scotland, wales & northern ireland

The Answer

Sure is! Though for how much longer it'll remain as a united kingdom is anyones guess!!

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