United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editDerived from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, following the Irish Independence and the Partition of Ireland in 1922, leaving Northern Ireland to stay in the United Kingdom.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /jʊˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɡɹeɪt ˈbɹɪtən ən ˌnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/
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Proper noun
editthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- The official name of the United Kingdom (since 1927).
Translations
editUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
See also
edit- Britain
- England
- England and Wales
- Great Britain
- Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Ireland
- Republic of Ireland
- Kingdom of England
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Kingdom of Ireland
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Kinrick o Scotland
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Further reading
edit- “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” (US) / “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.