English Explanatory Dictionary

United Kingdom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A kingdom and country in Northern 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.
  2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).
  3. The Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801).
  4. A kingdom consisting of several constituencies, either actual, historical, or hypothetical.

Pronunciation

/juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /jəˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /jʉwˌnɑj.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /jɵˌnɑj.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /jəˌnɑj.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-United Kingdom.wav /jʉˌnʌɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /jəˌnʌɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /jɪʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /juˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ en-us-United Kingdom.ogg

Word forms

United Kingdom the United Kingdom UK U.K.

Etymology

From united + kingdom, first attested from 1706.

Synonyms

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain Britain England Kingdom of Great Britain Blighty Old Blighty Old Dart UK United Kingdom

Related words

Countries of the world Britannia John Bull
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on U Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary