Home Nations
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Home Nations is a collective term for the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—especially in sporting and cultural contexts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Home Internationals | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective term
ⓘ
cultural designation ⓘ sporting designation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | constituent countries of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Home Championship
NERFINISHED
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Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ Six Nations Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom national identity ⓘ cricket ⓘ field hockey ⓘ international football ⓘ netball ⓘ rugby league ⓘ rugby union ⓘ |
| category |
British political terminology
ⓘ
cultural terminology ⓘ sports terminology ⓘ |
| context |
British culture
ⓘ
British sport ⓘ |
| excludes |
British Overseas Territories
NERFINISHED
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Crown dependencies ⓘ Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | British Isles (political parts of the UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Home Countries ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
intra-UK rivalry
ⓘ
shared British heritage ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfConstituentCountries | 4 ⓘ |
| hasUsageNote |
may imply parity between the four UK countries in sport
ⓘ
often used when the four UK countries compete separately ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
football tournaments in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
rugby union tournaments in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cultural organizations
ⓘ
sports governing bodies ⓘ sports media ⓘ |
| usedEspeciallyIn |
culture
ⓘ
sport ⓘ |
| usedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Home Internationals