イギリス
いぎりす
noun
the United Kingdom; Britain; England (colloquial)
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.
イギリスへ留学する。
I'm going to study abroad in the UK.
彼はイギリス出身で紅茶が大好きだ。
He is from Britain and loves black tea.
産業革命はイギリスで始まり、その影響は世界中に広がった。
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain, and its influence spread throughout the world.
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
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 英国: the United Kingdom — more formal, used in news and official documents
- イングランド: England — specifically England, not the whole UK; used in sports contexts
- 大英帝国: the British Empire (historical)
- スコットランド: Scotland; ウェールズ: Wales; 北アイルランド: Northern Ireland