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matthewbauer on June 6, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Map of immigration to the U.S. since 1820

Does "United Kingdom" in the early 20th century mean just the British Isles? Or is India, Australia, Middle East also included under "UK"?

allendoerfer on June 6, 2016 | [–]

Here is an explanation I like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10

And it gets even more complicated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O37yJBFRrfg

tequila_shot on June 6, 2016 | [–]

United Kingdom is United Kingdom.

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