United Kingdom
A kingdom and country in Northern Europe, comprising the four countries of England,…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.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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.
(historical)The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).
(historical, informal, nonstandard)The Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801).
Vereinigtes Königreich
Великобрита́нияVelikobritánija, Соединённое Короле́вствоSojedinjónnoje Korolévstvo, Соединённое Короле́вство Великобрита́нии и Се́верной Ирла́ндииSojedinjónnoje Korolévstvo Velikobritánii i Sévernoj Irlándii
Сполу́чене Королі́вствоSpolúčene Korolívstvo, Вели́ка Брита́ніяVelýka Brytánija
(name)A kingdom consisting of several constituencies, either actual, historical, or hypothetical.
the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
the United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway
Translations
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Origin
From united + kingdom, first attested from 1706.From united + kingdom, first attested from 1706.
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