UK

UK

1. (international standards) Exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the United Kingdom.

   Synonym: GB (for general use)

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.

• U.K.

• IPA^(key): /juːˈkeɪ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪ

UK or the UK

2. Initialism of United Kingdom [from 1883]
   • 2021 October 14, Jack Guy, “UK bakery banned from using sprinkles which are legal in the US”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

4. Initialism of University of Kentucky

   Synonyms: UKY, Kentucky

   Coordinate terms: KSU, Kentucky State (not to be confused)

With the exception of newspaper headlines, UK will almost always be preceded by the definite article in British English, e.g. "I am in the UK". In Indian English, the definite article is often dropped, e.g. "I am in UK", "Come to UK", "We go UK". The absence of the definite article can sometimes act as a shibboleth in written English.

• yookay

• → Ukrainian: ЮКе́й (JuKéj)

• United Kingdom of Great Britain
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• British Isles

UK

1. Initialism of Uttarakhand.

• KU, Ku

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ka/, [ˈu.ka]

UK

1. Initialism of United Kingdom.

UK (plural UK-UK)

1. (education, management) initialism of uji kompetensi
2. (education) initialism of uji kesetaraan

• “UK” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.