Definition

the United Kingdom (UK): England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a group noun
  • "Tomatoes grown in Spain and transported to the UK have much less of an impact than the same tomatoes grown in greenhouses in the UK, which require electricity to light and heat them."
  • "The world awaits the launch of Mile High Airways, the brainchild of UK entrepreneur Sir Rufus Ruthless."
  • "BRONZE - Goldie The Golden Retriever (UK)"
  • "That's in the United Kingdom, which today is no longer so united."
  • "Britons buy slice of American pie: UK citizens investing more and more in the American housing market"
  • "They go back to the UK with suitcases full of jeans, designer shoes, CDs and Epods."
  • "They go back to the UK laden with jeans, designer shoes, CDs and Epods."
  • "Even in the UK, not many people get large state pensions any more."
  • "Brian Jones (UK) won a silver medal in Flirting with the opposite sex ."

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