United Kingdom
English
Alternative forms
- UK, U.K. (initialism)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- A kingdom and sovereign state in Western Europe comprising the four countries of England, Scotland and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland since 1922.
- (historical) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).
- (historical, informal, nonstandard) The Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801).
- (nation's name) A kingdom consisting of several constituencies, either actual, historical, or hypothetical.
- the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
- the United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway
Synonyms
- (Sense 1): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (official name), Great Britain (loosely), Britain (loosely), England (non-standard; sometimes offensive).
- (Sense 3): Great Britain (official name), Kingdom of Great Britain (modern use)
Translations
sovereign state in Europe — see also Great Britain
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See also
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- Countries of the world
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