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Channel Islands noun uk /ˈtʃæn.əl ˌaɪ.ləndz/ us /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): (英属)海峡群岛 The Channel Islands have their own stock exchange, based in Guernsey.海峡群岛有自己的证券交易所,总部设在格恩西岛。 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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Countries, nationalities & continents: country names Afghanistan Albania Albion Algeria Andorra Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Mauritius Melanesia Mexico Micronesia Moldova St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland the Federated States of Micronesia |