Union Definition

yo͝onyən
unions
noun
unions
A uniting or being united; combination.
Webster's New World
A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit.
American Heritage
Something united or unified; a whole made up of parts.
Webster's New World
Agreement or harmony resulting from the uniting of individuals; concord.
American Heritage
The set containing all the elements of two or more given sets, and no other elements.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Of, relating to, or loyal to the United States of America during the Civil War.
A Union soldier.
American Heritage
Of or relating to a labor union or labor union organizing.
The union movement; union negotiations.
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idiom
the Union
  • the United States of America, specif. when regarded as a federal union
  • the North in the Civil War
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Union

Noun

Singular:
union
Plural:
unions

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Union

  • the Union

Origin of Union

  • Middle English from Old French from Late Latin ūniō ūniōn- from Latin ūnus one oi-no- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French union, from Late Latin unionem, from Latin Å«nus (“one")

    From Wiktionary

Union Sentence Examples

  • They were the bond of union between Church and state.

  • Someone told me that it was built by Union soldiers hiding from the rebels during the Civil War.

  • History surveys a presentation of man's life in which the union of these two contradictions has already taken place.

  • The union, though childless, was very happy.

  • Application for admission to the Union was now made to Congress, and on the 31st of December 186 2 an enabling act was approved by President Lincoln admitting the state on the condition that a provision for the gradual abolition of slavery be inserted in the Constitution.

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Words Starting With

UUNUNI

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With U and Ending With N

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