What is used to describe geographically and culturally Britain, Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall and Wales?

Question

I need one word to describe all these places. Is celtic the correct word to use?

Answer 1

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There is no all-encompasing cultural expression because they are completly different countries/cultures.

In terms of Geography, an acceptable and unoffensive word/phrase
is 'The IONA' (Islands of the North Atlantic)

Culturally:

Ireland and Scotish = Celtic (although the Celts arrived late, their culture seems to be dominant here)

England = Anglo Saxon (German-type culture, displaced to England)

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Asker's Comment:

spot on

Answer 2

Scotland, Cornwall and Wales are all part of the island of Britain. And so is England, which you seem to have missed out.

Scotland (in north Britain), Wales (in the west of Britain), and Cornwall (in the south-west of Britain) can all be described as Celtic - even though the term "Celtic" was a later invention.

England (the country that takes up the south and east of the island of Britain) would not be described as Celtic. Its culture - and to an extent its ethnicity - are mainly Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian.

The Irish can be called Celtic - although the protestants in the north would not describe themselves as such.

Answer 3

The British Isles

Answer 4

Scotland is the highest because God loves it the best.