Channel Islands

n. group of islands in the English Channel which are under British control

This article is about the British dependencies. For the islands off Southern California, please see Channel Islands of California. The Channel Islands (Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes/Îles de la Manche) are a group of islands in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy, but dependent on the British Crown. They comprise two separate Bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey, and have a total population of about 160,000. The respective capitals, St. Peter Port and St. Helier have populations of 16,488 and 28,310.
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Noun
1. a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) English Channel