United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Abbr. UK A country of western Europe comprising England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Beginning with the kingdom of England, it was created by three acts of union: with Wales (1536), Scotland (1707), and Ireland (1801). At the height of its power in the 1800s, it ruled an empire that spanned the globe. London is the capital and the largest city.

United Kingdom

n (Placename) a kingdom of NW Europe, consisting chiefly of the island of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland: became the world's leading colonial power in the 18th century; the first country to undergo the Industrial Revolution. It became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1921, after the rest of Ireland became autonomous as the Irish Free State. Primarily it is a trading nation, the chief exports being manufactured goods; joined the Common Market (now the European Union) in January 1973. Official language: English; Gaelic, Welsh, and other minority languages. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: pound sterling. Capital: London. Pop: 63 395 574 (2013 est). Area: 244 110 sq km (94 251 sq miles). Abbreviation: UK See also Great Britain

Unit′ed King′dom

n. a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801–1922. 59,113,439; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,086 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, Unit′ed King′dom of Great` Brit′ain and North′ern Ire′land.

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United Kingdom - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United KingdomBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandballs-up, ballup, cockup, mess-up - something badly botched or muddledclanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"clawback - finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"lucky dip - a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"flit - a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"rustication - temporary dismissal of a student from a universityperambulation - a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundariesfare-stage - a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the samepony-trekking - a sport in which people ride across country on poniesrugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ballfives - a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side wallsbar billiards, bagatelle - a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked overtombola - a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drumludo - a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of diceshove-halfpenny, shove-ha'penny, shovel board - a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a marklucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at randompiss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinkingrag - a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)hornpipe - a British solo dance performed by sailorspanto - an abbreviation of pantomimedoddle - an easy taskminister - the job of a head of a government departmentheadship - the position of headmaster or headmistresscosting - cost accounting11-plus, eleven-plus - (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar schoolswiz - British slang for a swindleMinistry of Transportation test, MOT test, MOT - a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumesfire watching - (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the skysnogging - (British informal) cuddle and kisszizz - a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz"dekko - British slang for a looksquare-bashing - drill on a barracks squarerub up - a review that refreshes your memory; "I need a rub up on my Latin"shufti - a quick look around (originally military slang); "take a shufti while you're out there"lie-in - a long stay in bed in the morningpoint duty - the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersectionnational assistance, social assistance, supplementary benefit - benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by lawboot sale, car boot sale - an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their carinvigilation - keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheatingaggro - (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro"punch-up - a fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up"go-slow - a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employersBattle of Britain - the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied itarterial road - a major or main routebackbench - any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commonsbar - a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"betting shop - a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race trackbin liner - a plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage binboot - British term for the luggage compartment in a carbottle bank - a place where bottles can be deposited for recyclingcaff - informal British term for a cafecarriageway - one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanesclearway - a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)

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