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Blighty is commonly used as a term of endearment by the expatriate British community or those on holiday to refer to home. In Hobson-Jobson, an 1886 historical dictionary of Anglo-Indian words, Henry Yule and Arthur Coke Burnell explained that the word came to be used in British India for several things the British had brought into the country, such as the tomato and soda water.
The Union Jack, in addition to being the flag of the United Kingdom, also serves as one of the most potent symbols of Britishness. [1]British national identity is a term referring to the sense of national identity, as embodied in the shared and characteristic culture, languages and traditions, [2] of the British people.
The country which was initially called (County of the) Ardennes named itself after its homonym capital city founded in 963. From Celtic Lucilem "small", German lützel, OHG luc(c)il, luz(z)il (cognate to English "little") and Germanic Burg: "castle" or "fortress", thus Lucilemburg: "little castle" or "little fortress".
The culture of England is sometimes difficult to separate clearly from the culture of the United Kingdom, [149] so influential has English culture been on the cultures of the British Isles and, on the other hand, given the extent to which other cultures have influenced life in England.
The precise origin is the subject of some debate, but it is known to have been used as early as 1743. Rudyard Kipling published the poem " Tommy " (part of the Barrack Room Ballads ) in 1892 and in 1893 the music hall song "Private Tommy Atkins" was published with words by Henry Hamilton and music by S. Potter.
[109] [110] [136] This has been used to explain why first-, second- and third-generation immigrants are more likely to describe themselves as British, rather than English, because it is an "institutional, inclusive" identity, that can be acquired through naturalisation and British nationality law; [290] the vast majority of people in the United ...
Tourism plays a significant part in the economic life of England. In 2018, the United Kingdom as a whole was the world's 10th most visited country for tourists, [49] and 17 of the United Kingdom's 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites fall within England. [50] VisitEngland is the official tourist board for England.
The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by its combined nations' history; its Christian religious life, its interaction with the cultures of Europe, the individual cultures of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the impact of the British Empire. The culture of the United Kingdom may also colloquially be referred to as ...