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United Kingdom
- /juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ UK
- /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ UK
- /jəˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ UK
- /jʉwˌnɑj.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ British, Southern, Standard
- /jɵˌnɑj.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ British, Southern, Standard
- /jəˌnɑj.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ British, Southern, Standard
- /jʉˌnʌɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ Scotland
- /jəˌnʌɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ Scotland
- /jɪʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ Wales
- /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ Wales
- /jəˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ Wales
- /juˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ US
- /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ US
- /jəˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ US
Rhymes with -ɪŋdəm
Where it comes from
From united + kingdom, first attested from 1706.
proper noun the United Kingdom · UK · U.K.
- 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.
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).
Similar: Blighty, Old Blighty, Old Dart, UK, United Kingdom
- The Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801).
- A kingdom consisting of several constituencies, either actual, historical, or hypothetical. the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Similar: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Britain, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
Thesaurus
proper noun
Similar: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Britain, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
Translations
Every language
name sovereign state in Europe — see also Great Britain
| Español | Reino Unido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영국 Yeongguk, 연합 왕국 Yeonhap wangguk |
| 日本語 | 英国 Eikoku, イギリス Igirisu, グレートブリテン及び北アイルランド連合王国 Gurēto Buriten oyobi Kita Airurando rengō ōkoku, 連合王国 Rengō ōkoku |
| 中文 | 英國 /英国 Yīngguó, 大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國 /大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 Dà-Bùlièdiān jí Běi-Ài'ěrlán Liánhé Wángguó, 聯合王國 /联合王国 Liánhé Wángguó |
| हिन्दी | यूनाइटेड किंगडम yūnāiṭeḍ kiṅgḍam, संयुक्त राजशाही sãyukt rājśāhī |
| Kiswahili | Ufalme wa Muungano |
| Português | Reino Unido |
| Français | Royaume-Uni |
| Deutsch | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Italiano | Regno Unito |
| Ελληνικά | Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο Inoméno Vasíleio |
| Română | Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și Irlandei de Nord, Regatul Unit |
| Русский | Великобрита́ния Velikobritánija, Соединённое Короле́вство Sojedinjónnoje Korolévstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | Vương quốc Anh, Anh Quốc |
| العربية | الْمَمْلَكَة الْمُتَّحِدَة al-mamlaka l-muttaḥida |
| עברית | הַמַמְלָכָה הַמְאֻחֶדֶת ha-mamlakha ha-meukhedet |
Talk about this word "United Kingdom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/united%20kingdom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. United Kingdom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/united%20kingdom "United Kingdom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/united%20kingdom.Cite this
@misc{united_kingdom_2026,
title = {United Kingdom},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/united%20kingdom},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
