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United Kingdom

NOUN
Great Britain and N. Ireland
Synonyms
WEAK
Albion Blighty Britain Britannia Commonwealth of Nations England Great Britain Land of the Rose UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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The Scottish state and society which grew between 1314 and 1707 could not be subsumed within a united kingdom in the way that high medieval Scotland might have been.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2015

That was certainly the hope, and the pledge, of David Cameron, the Prime Minister of what he took to be a freshly united kingdom.

From The New Yorker • May 8, 2015

Soon after, Rome became the capital of the united kingdom of Italy.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Programme Manager - South Asia haselour house media ltd. united kingdom.

From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2010

After traveling through Europe for several years, giving concerts with great success, he was presented to King Wilhelm of the then united kingdom of the Netherlands.

From Great Violinists And Pianists by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)