United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

//jʊˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɡɹeɪt ˈbɹɪtən ən ˌnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Official name of the United Kingdom: a country in Northern Europe.

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.

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