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The word '''''British''''' has several different uses. See the article on [[Britain]] for more details.

* In a [[geography|geographical]] context, it usually applies to a person or object from the island of [[Great Britain]]; more contentiously, it'sits use in the term "[[British Isles]]" is understood to include also the island of [[Ireland]]. The term "Briton" is increasingly used to describe a British citizen. Sometimes it applies to an area or territory currently or formerly under [[U.K.UK]] rule, for example the [[British Virgin Islands]], the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] or [[British Columbia]], which is now a province of [[Canada]].

* In a [[politics|political]] context, before the [[Act of Union 1800]], it applies to a person or object from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]]; following that act, it often applies to the [[United Kingdom]] or territories under U.K. control. People who term themselves British typically also identify themselves with another nation under U.K. control. Peoples generally considering themselves to be British include the [[English]], [[Scottish]], [[Welsh]], [[Northern Irish]] (although many catholics in Northern Ireland do not see themselves as British), [[Manx]], as well as the people in the [[nation]]s of [[Jersey]], [[Guernsey]], [[Gibraltar]] and [[Bermuda]].

* In an [[history|historical]] context, it refers to a territory or person with allegiance to the [[British Empire]].