Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- abbr. United Kingdom
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- An abbreviation of Ulster king-at-arims.
Wiktionary
- n. Abbreviation of United Kingdom.
- adj. British; related to the United Kingdom.
WordNet 3.0
- n. 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
- n. 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
Examples
“A report by the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts published today – Rebalancing the economy (nesta. org.uk) – suggests that there are four possible courses for the UK: business as usual, a broad-based manufacturing renaissance, a hi-tech growth scenario and a case in which businesses invest heavily in innovation across the economy.”
“Guardian. co.uk remained the second most popular UK newspaper website, recording 1,933,704 daily uniques, a drop of 5% from June but up 30% year on year.”
The Guardian: ABCes: Mail Online presses ahead as rivals see post-World Cup dip
“MediaGuardian. co.uk verdict: Total circulation boosted by the launch of the UK edition of Wired, which only hit its 50,000 target circulation with the help of a 10,000 free giveaway.”
The Guardian: Magazine ABCs, first half of 2010: the report card
“To order visit guardianbooks. co.uk or in the UK call 0845 606 4232.”
The Guardian: UEA's delayed response to climate emails caused by shock, says professor
“Enders told MediaGuardian. co.uk she wrote to Cable unprompted because she is concerned about Murdoch's grip on the UK media, particularly in light of recent revelations about alleged phone hacking at the News of the World in the past.”
The Guardian: Rupert Murdoch's Sky takeover should be blocked, Vince Cable told
“The website idiom. co.uk has a list of schools in the UK.”
“Again based on user feedback, we have also reorganised the News section, offering a greater number of "Top stories" from around guardian. co.uk, and you can find links to UK and World news, Politics and the like, via the Sections menu at the top left of the screen.”
“I grabbed a batch of them from ebay.uk I've posted one before--just go to their UK Comics/Annuals section and search for romance.”
“On February 6, stopwar. org.uk reported a "Wave of Gaza solidarity action on UK campuses" over the past two weeks at 22 universities and colleges so far.”
Targeting Israel with Boycotts, Divestment, Sanctions, and Prosecutions
“Guardian. uk: ‘Slightly bigger than the Smart For Two but with similar design, the i-MIEV - which goes on sale in the UK later this year-is based on the I, Mitsubishi’s existing city car.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘UK’.
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MUSIC - progressive rock
Names of progressive / art / psychedelic / baroque rock bands. Non-Anglo-Saxon bands of supernational fame are also listed as long as their name is English.
Dream Theater, Yes, Emerson Lake and ..., Pink Floyd, Asia, Genesis, Tangerine Dream, King Crimson, Atomic Rooster, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, Clouds and 176 more...
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