United Kingdom
nameEtymology
From united + kingdom, first attested from 1706.
- inherited from *kuningadōmaz✻
- inherited from cyningdōm
- inherited from kingdom
Definitions
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.
- 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.
- Cybersecurity firm Semperis found that 86% of surveyed organizations in the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany that faced ransomware attacks were targeted on a holiday or weekend.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).
The Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801).
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A kingdom consisting of several constituencies, either actual, historical, or…
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
The neighborhood
- synonymUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandSense 1
- synonymGreat BritainSense 1
- synonymBritainSense 1
- synonymEnglandSense 1
- synonymKingdom of Great BritainSense 3
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