United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

Official name of the United Kingdom: a country in Northern Europe.

Pronunciation

/jʊˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɡɹeɪt ˈbɹɪtən ən ˌnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-UK.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.wav

Word forms

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UKGBNI UKoGBaNI

Etymology

Derived from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, following the Irish Independence and the Partition of Ireland in 1922, leaving Northern Ireland to stay in the United Kingdom.

Related words

Britain England England and Wales Great Britain Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland Kingdom of England Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Ireland Kingdom of Scotland Kinrick o Scotland United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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