Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

united kingdom

/juˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
U-nit-ed King-dom
IPA
/juˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).

name

The Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801).

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From united + kingdom, first attested from 1706.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /juˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/
  • British English: /juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

the United Kingdom (canonical) UK (alternative, initialism) U.K. (alternative, initialism)

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Countries of the world Britannia John Bull

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Questions

How do you pronounce united kingdom?
The recorded pronunciation is /juˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/.
What does united kingdom mean?
A kingdom and country in Northern Europe, comprising the four countries of England, Scotland and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland since 1922.
Where does united kingdom come from?
From united + kingdom, first attested from 1706.

How to pronounce united kingdom

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