Great Britain is the main island, the British Isles includes Ireland and all the smaller island, geographically speaking. Northern Ireland is therefore part of the British Isles (as is the Republic!) but not of Great Britain.
Edit: and British, as a Nationality, includes people who are citizens of the dependencies, though not the Commonwealth. That is why the people of Gibraltar talk about 'remaining British'.
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Edit: and British, as a Nationality, includes people who are citizens of the dependencies, though not the Commonwealth. That is why the people of Gibraltar talk about 'remaining British'.