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UK^¹

/juːˈkeɪ/

Rhymes with -eɪ

proper noun UK · the UK · U.K.

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of United Kingdom Delivered anywhere in UK before X-mas Day!
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of University of Kentucky
Similar: UKY, Kentucky

proper noun U.K.

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Uttarakhand

uk^²

interjection

Internet, abbreviation, initialism, slang Initialism of “you know”.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: britain, united kingdom, great britain, wwf, tia, oxfam, scf, us, uned, u.k., gb, gbr, britannia, albion, blighty, british isles

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name abbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom

Español	R.U., RU
Português	RU
Français	R.-U., RU
Deutsch	VK
Italiano	RU
Ελληνικά	ΗΒ IV
Română	R.U., RU

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"uk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/uk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

uk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/uk

Chicago

"uk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/uk.

BibTeX

@misc{uk_2026,
  title = {uk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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