UK

See also: uk, uK, .uk, -uk, ük, U.K., -ük, and Appendix:Variations of "uk"

Translingual

Symbol

UK

(international standards) Exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for United Kingdom.
Synonym: GB (for general use)

Usage notes

This is an exceptionally reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of the United Kingdom, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO. The general-purpose code for the United Kingdom is GB.

English

Alternative forms

U.K.

Etymology

Abbreviation of United Kingdom attested from 1883.

Proper noun

UK

Initialism of United Kingdom.
Initialism of Uttarakhand.
Initialism of University of Kentucky.

Translations

abbreviation of United Kingdom — See also translations at United Kingdom

Arabic: not used in Arabic
Armenian: ՄԹ (hy) (MTʿ)
Belarusian: not used in Belarusian
Burmese: not used in Burmese
Catalan: RU (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: not used in Mandarin
Dutch: VK (nl) n
French: R.-U. m, RU (fr) m
German: VK n
Greek: ΗΒ (el) n (IV)
Italian: RU m
Japanese: not used in Japanese
Khmer: not used in Khmer
Korean: not used in Korean
Lao: not used in Lao
Malay: UK
Persian: not used in Persian
Portuguese: RU (pt) m
Romanian: R.U. n, RU n
Russian: not used in Russian
Spanish: R.U. m, RU m
Swedish: not used in Swedish
Thai: not used in Thai
Tigrinya: ዩኬይ (yukey)
Ukrainian: not used in Ukrainian
Vietnamese: not used in Vietnamese

See also

Anagrams

KU, Ku

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