Definition of 'Channel Islands'
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Channel Islands in British
plural noun
a group of islands in the English Channel, off the NW coast of France, consisting of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Brechou or Brecqhou, Sark, Herm, Jethou, and Lihou (all between them representing the British Kingdom Crown Dependencies of the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey) – the only part of the duchy of Normandy remaining to Britain – and the Roches Douvres and the Îles Chausey (which belong to France). Pop: 149
878 (2001). Area: 194 sq km (75 sq miles)
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Channel Islands in American
1.
group of islands in the English Channel, off the coast of Normandy: British crown
dependencies with internal self-government: 75 sq mi (194 sq km)
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