> Thomas Lange wrote: > > > > Hi Frank, > > > >> Questions : > >> Is UK the country code, or GB ? In the example given in > >> dictionary.lst GB is used. Isn't the name for the thesaurus file > >> th_en_US_v2 ? I downloaded the thesaurus some days ago, with > >> DicOOo, and I got this new name. > >> > >> A good answer always creates a new question ... > > > > > > I'm somewhat puzzled by the question. > > I always though Great Britain and United Kingdom mean actually the > > very same. Thus the question did surprise me a lot. > > They are not exactly the same thing: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles_%28terminology%29 > > - Great Britain (as a geographical term) = the largest island > - Great Britain (as a political entity) = England + Wales + Scotland - > The United Kingdom (a sovereign state) = England + Wales + Scotland + > Northern Ireland > > -- > nicu And I think that if you ask a patriotic Scots, that he will not allow Great Britain to include Scotland. This is accepted more now that Scotland has its own parliament.
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