No. 1,989 in Japanese
イギリス
"イギリス" means "United Kingdom" in English.
In a sentence
イギリスはヨーロッパの島国です。
The United Kingdom is an island nation in Europe.
In this sentence, "イギリス" serves as the subject of the sentence, referring to the United Kingdom as a geographical and political entity.
イギリスの首都はロンドンです。
The capital of the United Kingdom is London.
Here, "イギリス" is used to indicate possession, meaning 'of the United Kingdom' in the context of specifying its capital.
彼はイギリスで留学しました。
He studied abroad in the United Kingdom.
In this example, "イギリス" is the location where the action took place, denoting that the subject studied abroad specifically in the UK.
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