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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation United Kingdom

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An abbreviation of Ulster king-at-arims.

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  • proper noun Abbreviation of United Kingdom.
  • adjective British; related to the United Kingdom.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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
  • 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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