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NO, Someone from Scotland or Wales or Northern Ireland as well as England may wish to be called British. NEVER describe someone from the United Kingdom outside of England as English, it will cause massive offence.
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You'll find people describing themselves as English, Scottish or Welsh. However, most people in England will call themselves British (but increasingly more people will describe themselves as English). The Scottish and Welsh will often/usually describe themselves as being those respective nationalities.
Great Britain is an island, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales. Ireland is also an island, hence "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
The British Isles consist of all the islands that surround Britain, something like 6,000 of them, such as Skye, Arran, Uist, Orkney and Shetland. It also includes the Crown Dependencies, which are self-governing islands (i.e. do not come under the authority of the British Government) but are still owned by the Crown (so Queen Elizabeth is the head of state). So the British Isles also includes the Channel Islands and Man.
It is okay to describe anyone from England, Scotland and Wales as British. No one will be offended. However, be careful about identifying accents (to a British person's ears it is obvious where they come from, but it may be harder for someone from abroad). Someone from Scotland or Wales will not appreciate being described as being English.
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