English is the most widely spoken and de facto official language of the United Kingdom. A number of regional and migrant languages are also spoken. Regional...
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British English (redirect from English language of the United Kingdom)
(abbreviations: BrE, en-GB, and BE) is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. More...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign...
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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Ethnicity in the United Kingdom is formally recorded at the national level through a census. The 2011 United Kingdom census recorded a reduced share of White...
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The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density...
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Internationally, for the purposes of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, "regional or minority languages" means languages that are: traditionally...
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creole languages, pidgin languages, and sign languages originating in what is now the United States. Interlingua, an international auxiliary language, was...
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The teaching of modern languages in the United Kingdom occurs mainly from ages 7 to 16 in primary schools and secondary schools. Until the 1960s foreign...
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Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland...
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The British languages or a British language may refer to either: The Languages of the United Kingdom, including the island of Great Britain, (demonym...
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The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024 to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house...
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The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801...
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The United Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; French: Royaume uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the...
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of the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd, with Welsh being the only de jure official language in any part of the United Kingdom, with English being merely...
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Throughout the histories of the four countries of the United Kingdom, a variety of languages have been used to name places. These languages were often...
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The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate...
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British Sign Language (BSL) is a sign language used in the United Kingdom and is the first or preferred language among the deaf community in the UK. While...
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In the second half of the twentieth century, a number of Punjabis migrated to the United Kingdom from India, Pakistan and other countries. Among them...
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The United Kingdom has three distinctly different legal systems, each of which derives from a particular geographical area for a variety of historical...
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The government of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government) is the central executive authority of the United...
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The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary...
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The coat of arms of the United Kingdom, also referred to as the royal arms, are the arms of dominion of the British monarch, currently Charles III. They...
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one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Union. It is also the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union...
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to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and their regional or minority languages". coe.int. "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in...
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The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of...
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The constitution of the United Kingdom comprises the written and unwritten arrangements that establish the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...
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d'oïl. The name "Norman French" is sometimes also used to describe the administrative languages of Anglo-Norman and Law French used in England. For the most...
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The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of...
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Religion in the United Kingdom is mainly expressed in Christianity, which dominated the land since the 7th century. Results of the 2021 Census for England...
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