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United kingdom

//juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm// name, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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.

    "Some have also called for the speaker of the parliament, Anita Annet Among, to resign. She was among high-profile Ugandan politicians sanctioned by the United States and the United Kingdom for corruption earlier this year."

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

    "the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves"

Etymology

From united + kingdom, first attested from 1706.

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