public house vs United Kingdom

public house and United Kingdom both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
public house	Yes	No	No	No
United Kingdom	Yes	No	No	No

public house (noun)	United Kingdom (noun)
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom