United Kingdom
Pound sterling's home
The United Kingdom is a country in northwestern Europe comprising England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Often shortened to UK or Britain, though technically Britain excludes Northern Ireland.
She moved to the United Kingdom after university.
The formal name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Steeped leaf beverage
- sconesSmall quick breads
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- fish and chipsFried seafood with potatoes
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
football · cricket · rugby · queue · biscuits · crumpets · high tea · Sunday roast
Britain's native tongue
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- Northern IrishFrom the partitioned region
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
sterling · NHS · BBC · God Save the King · Britannia · lion · bulldog · red telephone box
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- Norman ConquestFrench duke's English takeover
- TudorsEnglish royal dynasty
- Industrial RevolutionEra of mechanized production
British Empire · World War I · World War II · Battle of Britain · Stonehenge · Hadrian's Wall · Georgian · Stuart
Most powerful chess piece
- kingMale crowned ruler
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- royalOf monarchs
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
palace · coronation · Windsor · regent · prince · princess · duchess · Buckingham
Very light precipitation
grey skies · umbrella · wellies · raincoat · changeable · mild · fog · drear
London's political center
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- House of CommonsElected parliamentary chamber
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- Prime MinisterParliamentary head of state
Downing Street · Whitehall · Labour · Conservative · constituency · MP · cabinet · backbencher
Chain of scattered islands
- HebridesScottish island chain
- OrkneyScottish island group
- ShetlandScottish archipelago, northernmost UK
- AngleseyNorthwestern Welsh isle
Isle of Wight · Isle of Man · Jersey · Guernsey · Skye · Great Britain · Ireland · Channel Islands
Direct vote on legislation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- transition periodTime between two states
- single marketIntegrated trading bloc
trade agreements · sovereignty · Euroscepticism · Brexiteer · divorce bill · freedom of movement · red lines · backstop
tea
Steeped leaf beverage
- sconesSmall quick breads
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- fish and chipsFried seafood with potatoes
BBC · football · cricket · rugby · queue · biscuits · crumpets · high tea · Sunday roast · full English
English
Britain's native tongue
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- Northern IrishFrom the partitioned region
pound · sterling · NHS · BBC · God Save the King · Britannia · lion · bulldog · red telephone box · double-decker
Anglo-Saxon
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- Norman ConquestFrench duke's English takeover
- TudorsEnglish royal dynasty
Industrial Revolution · British Empire · World War I · World War II · Battle of Britain · Stonehenge · Hadrian's Wall · Georgian · Stuart · Reformation
queen
Most powerful chess piece
throne · palace · coronation · Windsor · regent · prince · princess · duchess · Buckingham · Balmoral
drizzle
Very light precipitation
mizzle · grey skies · umbrella · wellies · raincoat · changeable · mild · fog · drear · puddles
Westminster
London's political center
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- House of CommonsElected parliamentary chamber
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
Prime Minister · Downing Street · Whitehall · Labour · Conservative · constituency · MP · cabinet · backbencher · frontbench
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
- HebridesScottish island chain
- OrkneyScottish island group
- ShetlandScottish archipelago, northernmost UK
Anglesey · Isle of Wight · Isle of Man · Jersey · Guernsey · Skye · Great Britain · Ireland · Channel Islands · British Isles
referendum
Direct vote on legislation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- transition periodTime between two states
single market · trade agreements · sovereignty · Euroscepticism · Brexiteer · divorce bill · freedom of movement · red lines · backstop · prorogation
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- NationsChina, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico
- EurasiaRussia, China, India, Germany, France
- G7 NationsCanada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- coastal nationsAustralia, Brazil, Greece, India, Indonesia
United Kingdomfailed state
Ungovernable nation lacking authority
separatist movements · Yugoslavia · Soviet Union · Scottish independence · Brexit
United KingdomNazi Germany
Hitler's fascist dictatorship
Soviet Union · France · Germany · Russian Empire · Imperial Japan
United KingdomIndia
South Asian republic
British colonies · Ireland · Kenya · Jamaica · independence movements
union, unite, united, unity, kingdom, reunion, uniting, reunite, reunited