UK

See also: uk, uK, .uk, -uk, ük, U.K., -ük, and Appendix:Variations of "uk"

Translingual

Symbol

UK

1. (international standards) Exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for United Kingdom.

   Synonym: GB (for general use)

Usage notes

This is an exceptionally reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of the United Kingdom, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO. The general-purpose code for the United Kingdom is GB.

English

Alternative forms

• U.K.

Etymology

Abbreviation of United Kingdom attested from 1883.

Proper noun

UK

1. Initialism of United Kingdom.
2. Initialism of Uttarakhand.
3. Initialism of University of Kentucky.

Translations

abbreviation of United Kingdom — See also translations at United Kingdom

• Arabic: not used in Arabic
• Armenian: ՄԹ (hy) (MTʿ)
• Belarusian: not used in Belarusian
• Burmese: not used in Burmese
• Catalan: RU (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: not used in Mandarin

• Dutch: VK (nl) n
• French: R.-U. m, RU (fr) m
• German: VK n
• Greek: ΗΒ (el) n (IV)
• Italian: RU m
• Japanese: not used in Japanese
• Khmer: not used in Khmer
• Korean: not used in Korean
• Lao: not used in Lao
• Malay: UK
• Persian: not used in Persian
• Portuguese: RU (pt) m
• Romanian: R.U. n, RU n
• Russian: not used in Russian
• Spanish: R.U. m, RU m
• Swedish: not used in Swedish
• Thai: not used in Thai
• Tigrinya: ዩኬይ (yukey)
• Ukrainian: not used in Ukrainian
• Vietnamese: not used in Vietnamese

See also

• United Kingdom of Great Britain
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• British Isles

Anagrams

• KU, Ku