United kingdom
United kingdom noun - 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 Kingdom.
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UK and united kingdom are semantically related in Britain topic. In some cases you can use "UK" instead a noun phrase "United kingdom", when it comes to topics like Great Britain.
UK
United kingdom and UK are semantically related in Britain topic. You can use "United kingdom" instead a noun "UK", if it concerns topics such as Great Britain.
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UK and United kingdom. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/united_kingdom/uk
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