Thesaurus:United Kingdom

Thesaurus

United Kingdom

English

Proper noun

Sense: a kingdom and sovereign state in northwest Europe

Synonyms

• Blighty (slang)
• Britain (loosely)
• England    [⇒ thesaurus] (sometimes offensive)
• Great Britain    [⇒ thesaurus] (loosely)
• Old Blighty (slang)
• Old Dart (slang)
• UK (abbreviation)
• United Kingdom
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (formal)

Meronyms

• England    [⇒ thesaurus]
• Scotland
• Northern Ireland    [⇒ thesaurus]
• Wales
•   —
• Briton    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• Great Britain    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• Europe    [⇒ thesaurus]

Classes

• country    [⇒ thesaurus]
• kingdom

Various

• Britannia
• John Bull

Further reading

• "United Kingdom" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.