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0 pointsargsnd1y ago0 comments

The country would still be called United Kingdom if it contained three constituent provinces instead of four

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I think the argument comes from the full title being "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". If you drop NI then the other three countries can already be grouped under the Great Britain term.

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0 pointsargsnd1y ago0 comments

The country would still be called United Kingdom if it contained three constituent provinces instead of four

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onehp1y ago

I think the argument comes from the full title being "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". If you drop NI then the other three countries can already be grouped under the Great Britain term.

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