United Kingdom
イギリス
解説 Definition
イギリス（正式国名は、The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland） ※U.K.（UK） （省略語）
A sovereign country consisting of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, officially named the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The name is normally preceded by the, and its common abbreviation is the UK.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
united（結び付いた）と kingdom（王国）からなる国名で、四つの構成国が一つの王国を形作ることと結び付けます。正式には the United Kingdom と定冠詞 the を付け、略称は the UK です。England や Great Britain は指す範囲が異なるため、同義語として扱わないよう注意します。
Break the name into united, meaning joined together, and kingdom, a state ruled as a kingdom. This matches the country's four constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Learn the complete pattern “the United Kingdom” and the abbreviation “the UK,” both normally used with the. Avoid treating England as an exact synonym because it is only one part of the UK. Great Britain names the island containing England, Scotland, and Wales and therefore does not itself include Northern Ireland.
例文
I live in the United Kingdom.
私はイギリスに住んでいます。
The United Kingdom has four countries.
イギリスは四つの国でできています。
United Kingdom の類義語・関連語
United Kingdom の語源・成り立ち Etymology
United（連合した）と Kingdom（王国）からなる国名で、複数の地域が一つの王国として結び付いたことを表します。
United Kingdom is formed from united, meaning joined into one political whole, and kingdom, a realm traditionally governed by a monarch. The wording reflects the historical union of formerly separate territories. The current full official name, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, specifies both Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The shorter United Kingdom and its abbreviation UK are standard modern forms, normally accompanied by the definite article the.
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