uk

U1K5
/juːˈkeɪ/

A form of United Kingdom — 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.

Very commonScrabble 6

Meanings

uk1

interjection
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismslangInitialism of “you know”.

UK2

proper nounUK or the UK

alternative U.K.

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of United KingdomFirst known use 1883

    Delivered anywhere in UK before X-mas Day!

    1990 December 11, Lucretia, “Last-Minute X-mas Blues?”, in The Guardian, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16
    1 more example

    The sprinkles had the red food coloring E127, or erythrosine. E127 is only permitted for use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries in the UK and the EU, according to a statement from West Yorkshire Trading Standards sent to CNN Thursday.

    2021 October 14, Jack Guy, “UK bakery banned from using sprinkles which are legal in the US”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2021
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of Kentucky

    Synonyms: UKY, Kentucky

proper noun

alternative U.K.

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Uttarakhand.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Catalan RU
  • RUabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Dutch VK
  • VKabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
French R.-U., RU
  • R.-U.abbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
  • RUabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
German VK
  • VKabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Greek ΗΒ
  • ΗΒ (IV)abbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Italian RU
  • RUabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Lithuanian JK
  • JKabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Malay UK
  • UKabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Portuguese RU
  • RUabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Romanian R.U., RU
  • R.U.abbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
  • RUabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Spanish R.U., RU
  • R.U.abbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
  • RUabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Urdu برط
  • برط (BRT)abbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom
Welsh y DU
  • y DUabbreviation of United Kingdom — see also United Kingdom

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with uk

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Cite this entry
APA

uk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uk

MLA

“uk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uk.

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