United Kingdom
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Etymology[edit]
From united + kingdom, first attested from 1706.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/, /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/, /jəˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: Unit‧ed King‧dom
Proper noun[edit]
- A kingdom and sovereign state in Western Europe comprising the four countries of England, Scotland and Wales in the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland in 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) Kingdom consisting of several constituencies, actual, historical, or hypothetical.
- United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
Synonyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
sovereign state in Europe — See also translations at Great Britain
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See also[edit]
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, 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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