Channel Islandsnoun
/ˈtʃæn.əl ˌaɪ.ləndz//ˈtʃæn.əl ˌaɪ.ləndz/a group of islands in the English Channel that includes Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark. They are not part of the UK but are British dependencies (= under British protection and rule):
The Channel Islands have their own stock exchange, based in Guernsey.
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- Tax havens include Bahrain, Bermuda, the Channel Islands, the Cayman Islands, and Cyprus.
- This offer is available only in the UK and Channel Islands.
- He is now a Channel Islands resident.
- Sark, 80 miles from the English mainland and 25 miles west of the Cherbourg peninsula, is one of eight Channel Islands.
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