Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

/jʊˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɡɹeɪt ˈbɹɪtən ən ˌnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
unit-ed k-ing-dom of -great bri-tain and north-ern ire-land
IPA
/jʊˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɡɹeɪt ˈbɹɪtən ən ˌnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/
65
Scrabble Score
45
Letters
8
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Inflected Forms

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (canonical) UKGBNI (alternative, initialism) UKoGBaNI (alternative, initialism)

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How do you pronounce united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland?
The recorded pronunciation is /jʊˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɡɹeɪt ˈbɹɪtən ən ˌnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/.
What does united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland mean?
Official name of the United Kingdom: a country in Northern Europe.
Where does united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland come from?
Derived from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, following the Irish Independence and the Partition of Ireland in 1922, leaving Northern Ireland to stay in the United Kingdom.

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