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U.K.

U.K.

See also: uk, UK, uK, ük, .uk, -uk, -ük, and Appendix:Variations of "uk"

English

Proper noun

U.K.

  1. (law) Abbreviation of United Kingdom.

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Geographical Terms: Foreign countries and regions", Table T10.3, p. 438-443.