# UK

Pronunciation: say "yoo-KAY" /juːˈkeɪ/

## Proper noun

1. Initialism of United Kingdom. — Initialism of United Kingdom
   - Simple: Initialism of United Kingdom. Short way to write the country's name.
   - _The UK held a referendum on its membership in the European Union._
   - _Exports from the UK to Asian markets rose sharply last quarter._
2. Initialism of University of Kentucky. — Initialism of University of Kentucky
   - Simple: Initialism of University of Kentucky. Short way to name the school.
   - _She earned her nursing degree from UK after four years of study._
   - _Researchers at UK published a major study on agricultural soil._
3. Initialism of Uttarakhand. — Initialism of Uttarakhand.
   - Simple: Initialism of Uttarakhand. Short way to write the name of the Indian state.
   - _Vehicles registered in Uttarakhand carry license plates beginning with UK and a district code._
   - _When Uttaranchal was renamed Uttarakhand, its vehicle code changed from UA to UK._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/uk (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).