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I remember a time when 1986 was only a few selections down. (ani.social)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

The country is called the United Kingdom, the island is called Great Britain, the group of islands including Ireland (the island) and Great Britain is called the British Isles, and England is one of the constituent countries of the UK

To make it even more confusing, some languages, like Polish, call the United Kingdom the equivalent of "Great Britain"