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UK

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uk"

Translingual

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UK

  1. (international standards) Exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the United Kingdom.
    Synonym: GB (for general use)

Usage notes

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This is an exceptionally reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of the United Kingdom, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO. The general-purpose code for the United Kingdom is GB.

English

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /juːˈkeɪ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Proper noun

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UK or the UK

  1. Initialism of United Kingdom. [from 1883]
    • 2021 October 14, Jack Guy, “UK bakery banned from using sprinkles which are legal in the US”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The sprinkles had the red food coloring E127, or erythrosine. E127 is only permitted for use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries in the UK and the EU, according to a statement from West Yorkshire Trading Standards sent to CNN Thursday.
  2. Initialism of University of Kentucky.

Usage notes

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With the exception of newspaper headlines, UK will almost always be preceded by the definite article in British English, e.g. "I am in the UK". In Indian English, the definite article is often dropped, e.g. "I am in UK", "Come to UK", "We go UK". The absence of the definite article can sometimes act as a shibboleth in written English.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Ukrainian: ЮКе́й (JuKéj)

Translations

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See also

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Proper noun

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UK

  1. Initialism of Uttarakhand.

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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UK

  1. Initialism of United Kingdom.

Noun

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UK (plural UK-UK)

  1. (education, management) Initialism of uji kompetensi.
  2. (education) Initialism of uji kesetaraan.

Further reading

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