United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

== English == === Alternative forms === UKGBNI, UKoGBaNI, UKOGBANI (initialism) === Etymology === Derived from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, following the Irish Independence and the Partition of Ireland in 1922, leaving Northern Ireland to stay in the United Kingdom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jʊˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɡɹeɪt ˈbɹɪtən ən ˌnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ === Proper noun === the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Official name of the United Kingdom: a country in Northern Europe. [from 1927] ==== Translations ==== === See also === Britain England England and Wales Great Britain Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland Kingdom of England Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Ireland Kingdom of Scotland Kinrick o Scotland United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland === Further reading === “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” (US) / “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.