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the UK

noun
 
 
/ˌjuːˈkeɪ/

Definition

abbreviation for the United Kingdom: the country of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: When were you last in the UK then?Country namesCountry and nationContinents and regions of the world UK
 
 
adjective [before noun]
the UK ambassador to SwedenNationalities
(Definition of the UK noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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