noun
- A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom.
- synonyms: United Kingdom, UK, U. K., Britain, Great Britain
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