1.
the United Kingdom; Britain; England (colloquial)
The country in northwestern Europe consisting of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. In casual speech often used loosely to mean England specifically.
Borrowed from Portuguese "Inglês" (English) during the 16th-century period of Portuguese trade with Japan. Despite the etymology, modern Japanese uses イギリス for the United Kingdom as a whole, not just England.
Common collocations
- イギリス人: British person
- イギリス英語: British English
- イギリス王室: British royal family
- イギリス連邦: the Commonwealth
- イギリス留学: studying abroad in the UK
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英国 (the United Kingdom)