United Kingdom
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/, /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/, /jəˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/
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.
- (Sense 1) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (official name), UK or U.K. or U. K. (abbreviation), Great Britain (loosely), Britain (loosely), England (non-standard; sometimes offensive).
- (Sense 3) Great Britain (official name), Kingdom of Great Britain (modern use)
- French: Royaume-Uni, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
- German: Vereinigtes Königreich
- Italian: Regno Unito, Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda del Nord
- Portuguese: Reino Unido, Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e Irlanda do Norte
- Russian: Великобрита́ния
- Spanish: Reino Unido, Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte
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