Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Great Britain and Ireland
- England
- Germanic
- Germanic
Dialects
- developed into
modern English
- "anglo" - germanic tribe in england
- Albion
- John Bull
(personification -
Uncle Sam)
- St. George's Cross
- Smith is most common surname
- 50.8 population
- asserted economic and
military power over the
other 3 nations
- Wales
- Celtic
- celtic languages
- Cambria
- Dragon of Cadwallader
- leek/daffodil
- St. David is patron Saint
- harp
- pop. 3.0
- Scotland
- Highland Scotland
- Celtic
- celtic languages
- Lowland Scotland
- Germanic
- Germanic Dialects
- Caledonia
- St. Andrew's Cross
- thistle
- Mac/Mc, Smith
- stingy
- bagpipe
- pop. of 5.1
- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- pop. of 1.7
- Republic of Ireland
- Eire
- 1922
- joined UK in 1800
- Celtic
- celtic languages
- Hibernia
- Erin (poetic)
- Emerald Isle
- St. Patrick's Cross
- Shamrock
- Mac/Mc/O'
- great talkers
- harp
- "Great" to distinguish
from Brittany (FR)
- other
names
- The United Kingdom
of Great Britain and
northern Ireland
- citizens are
called "Briton"
- "Brittania" is female
embodiment of Britain
- British Isles
- reminds of Ireland
being politically
dominated by Britain
- Great Britain and Ireland
- Isle of Man and
Channel Islands
have special
political agreements
- Roman occupation in AD 43-410
- most foreigners from
indian subcontinent
- lots of scots, welsh and
irish immigrated to
england, yet their
national loyalty remains
in their homeland
- Uk-Flag is called "union jack"