イギリス
Japanese
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英吉利 (dated) |
Etymology
editFrom Portuguese inglês (“English”, adjective).[1][2][3] Compare English English (adjective), Mandarin 英吉利 (Yīngjílì, “England”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- United Kingdom (a country in Europe)
- (loosely, chiefly attributive) Synonym of ブリテン (Buriten, “Britain”)
- イギリス軍
- Igirisu-gun
- the British Armed Forces
- イギリス陸軍
- Igirisu Rikugun
- the British Army
- イギリス軍
- (loosely) Synonym of イングランド (Ingurando, “England”) (region of Great Britain)
- 2001 March 10 [1998 December 16], Motohiro Katou, “ミネルヴァの梟 [Owl of Minerva]”, in Q.E.D. 証明終了 [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], 9th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 102:
- ハートのKはイギリスのチャールズ一世
- Hāto no kingu wa Igirisu no Chāruzu Issei
- The king of hearts is Charles I of England
- ハートのKはイギリスのチャールズ一世
Usage notes
edit- This is frequently attributively used in compounds, corresponding to English British (“of Britain; of the UK”, adjective).
Synonyms
edit- 英 (Ei, “UK”)
- 英国 (Eikoku, “UK”)
- グレートブリテン及び北アイルランド連合王国 (Gurēto Buriten oyobi Kita Airurando Rengō Ōkoku, “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”)
- (obsolete) エゲレス (Egeresu, “England”)
- (obsolete) 諳厄利亜 (Angeria, “England”)
Derived terms
edit- イギリス人 (Igirisu-jin)
- イギリス英語 (Igirisu Eigo)
- イギリス諸島 (Igirisu Shotō)
- イギリス帝国 (Igirisu Teikoku, “British Empire”)
- イギリス連邦 (Igirisu Renpō)
- イギリス領インド洋地域 (Igirisu ryō Indoyō Chiiki)
- イギリス領南極地域 (Igirisu ryō Nankyoku Chiiki)
- イギリス領ソマリランド (Igirisu ryō Somarirando)
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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