Noun: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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
- United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, Great Britain, Blighty [UK, slang], Pommyland [Austral, NZ, informal]
Type of: kingdom
Part of: British Commonwealth, British Isles, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation [Brit], North Atlantic Treaty Organization