우리나라가 경상도, 전라도, 충청도, 강원도, 제주도로 나뉘어 있는 것처럼 영국도 England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland 이렇게 네 부분으로 나뉘어져 있다. 다만 이들 넷을 각각 nation이라 하는 만큼 우리나라의 도 개념보다 더 독립적인 성격이 강하다. 이유는 Wales와 Scotland와 England는 과거에 각각 서로 다른 왕국이었기 때문이다.
이 중에서 England, Scotland, Wales는 하나의 큰 섬(Britain)에 있고, Northern Ireland는 아일랜드라는 나라의 북쪽 지방에 있기 때문에, The United Kingdom(UK)는 공식적으로 United Kingdom of Great Britain(big island) and Northern Ireland를 모두 아우르는 명칭이다.
The United Kingdom (UK) = Great Britain (England + Wales + Scotland) + Northern Ireland
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그럼, 영국인들은 본인을 어느 나라 사람이라고 말할까? 영국인들은 본인들을 지칭할때 일반적으로 British로 말하기 보다는, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish, English로 말하는 경향이 있다. |
‘Great Britain’ And ‘United Kingdom’
These two terms are often used interchangeably but, as any British will point out, they actually have different meanings. To help you better understand their difference, it’s a good idea to start by first explaining a third term, the British Isles.
The British Isles
The British Isles archipelago are the group of islands that’s located in the north-western coast of Europe. It consists of two large islands and over six thousand smaller isles. Here’s a pictures of the British isles:
The British Isles mainly consists of the following countries: England, Scotland, Wales, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (along with several smaller islands): (the article continues after the ad)
Great Britain
So what’s Great Britain? Well, Great Britain is the larger of the two main islands (the one on the right) and it includes England, Scotland and Wales (it does not include Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland). Here’s the map of the British Isles with Great Britain highlighted:
United Kingdom
Now that we explained Great Britain it’s much easier to understand United Kingdom. As its full name suggests (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), the United Kingdom is Great Britain (England, Scotland Wales) plus Northern Ireland:
So, the difference between Great Britain and United Kingdom is that United Kingdom includes Northern Ireland while Great Britain does not. It’s easy to remember that by remembering UK’s full name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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