union

Definitions

1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
   countable
2. The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement.
3. The United States of America.
   US, dated, especially, obsolete
4. A surname.
5. The Oxford Union (a debating society); not to be conflated with Oxford University Student Union (a students' union).
   informal
6. The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement
7. The canton of the United States flag: the portion of the flag containing stars on a blue background
8. The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
   uncountable
9. The canton of the United States flag: the portion of the flag containing stars on a blue background.
10. Those of the United States that did not secede at the time of the Civil War (of the United States of America).
    US, historical
11. The United States of America
12. Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
    countable
13. The Soviet Union: the proper noun Union is the standard English translation of the proper noun Союз (Sojuz), and All-Union is the standard English translation of всесоюзный (vsesojuznyj).
    historical
14. Those of the United States that did not secede at the time of the Civil War (of the United States of America)
15. A trade union; a workers' union.
    countable
16. The Soviet Union: the proper noun Union is the standard English translation of the proper noun Союз (Sojuz), and All-Union is the standard English translation of всесоюзный (vsesojuznyj)
17. Place names:
18. A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
19. An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
    countable
20. A barangay of Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
21. A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
    countable
22. A village on the south cast of the island of Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
23. The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
    countable
24. A number of places in the United States:
25. A town in Greene County, Alabama.
26. The act or state of marriage.
    countable
27. A ghost town in Merced County, California.
28. Sexual intercourse.
    archaic, euphemistic, uncountable
29. A former unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
30. A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
    countable
31. A small town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
32. A large, high-quality pearl.
    archaic, countable
33. A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
34. An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.
    countable, historical, uncountable
35. An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Pike County, Indiana.
36. A tiny city in Hardin County, Iowa.
37. A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky.
38. A town in Knox County, Maine.
39. A town in Neshoba County and Newton County, Mississippi.
40. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Missouri.
41. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
42. A village in Cass County, Nebraska.
43. A village and census-designated place in the town of Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
44. A hamlet in Madison County, New York.
45. A large town in Broome County, New York.
46. A city in Montgomery County and Miami County, Ohio.
47. A city in Union County, Oregon.
48. A city, the county seat of Union County, South Carolina.
49. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia.
50. A small town, the county seat of Monroe County, West Virginia.
51. A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
52. A small town in Door County, Wisconsin.
53. A town and unincorporated community in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
54. An unincorporated community in the town of Lima, Grant County, Wisconsin.
55. A small town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
56. A town and unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
57. A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
58. A small town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
59. A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Union Township.

Equivalents

63 more languages

العربيةاتحاداتصالاتفاقالإتحادبينجامعةرابطةزواجعصابةقراننقابةوصل+ 9 more

Azərbaycan dilibirlikittifaq

Беларускаязвяззьвязсаюзшлюб+ 1 more

Българскибраксъюз

বাংলাইউনিয়নইত্তিহাদইত্তেফাকমিলনসঙ্ঘ+ 2 more

Bosanskiopštastvosavezspojudrugaunijazajednicaбракзаједницаопштаствосавезспојудругаунија+ 10 more

Catalàunió

Češtinaodborysjednoceníspoleksvazsvazekunie+ 3 more

Danskforeningforeningsmængde

Ελληνικάαμαλγάμωσηγάμοςένωσησύζευξησύνδεσμοςσυνουσία+ 3 more

Esperantokunaĵounio

Eestiliit

Suomiavioliittoliitosliittäminenliittounioniyhdisteyhdistelmäyhdyntäyhteenliittymä+ 6 more

Gaeilgeaontas

Gàidhligaonadhrèiteachadh

Galegouniónxuntoiro

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiuniona

עבריתאיחודבריתכנסיה

हिन्दीइत्तिहादगठजोड़जोड़जोड़ीमिलनमेलमैथुनसंघसंधिसंभोगसमागमसम्मिलनसंयुक्तसंयोग+ 11 more

Hrvatskiopštastvosavezspojudrugaunijazajednicaбракзаједницаопштаствосавезспојудругаунија+ 10 more

Magyaregyesítésegyesülésegyesületházasságszövetségunió+ 3 more

Հայերենմիավորումմիություն

Bahasa Indonesiabongabungankesatuanpenyatuanperhimpunanperkumpulanpersatuanpersekutuanperserikatansekutuserikatuni+ 9 more

Íslenskabandalageininggiftinghjónabandsambandsameiningsamtökvígsla+ 5 more

Italianounione

日本語共用体合体合併集合合同合邦同盟和集合婚姻性交結び結合結婚聯盟連合連邦+ 12 more

ქართულიგაერთიანებაკავშირი

Қазақ тілібірлікодақ

ភាសាខ្មែរសង្គតិសហពលកម្មសហភាព

ಕನ್ನಡಒಕ್ಕೂಟ

한국어결혼동맹련맹련방성교연맹연방연합조합합방합집합합체혼인화집합+ 11 more

Kurdîehê

Latinaadiunctioadunatiocoagmentatiocoetuscompositioconciliatioconiugiumiugalitasiunctioproximitassociatiosocietāsūniōunio+ 11 more

ລາວສະຫະພາບ

Lietuviųsąjunga

Latviešusavienība

Македонскисојузунија

മലയാളംഏകീകരണംവിവാഹം

Монголхолбоо

मराठीसंघ

Bahasa Melayukesatuan

Maltigħaqdaunjoni

မြန်မာပြည်ထောင်စုယူနီယန်သမဂ္ဂ

Nederlandsbondgemeenschapunievakbondverbondvereniging+ 3 more

Polskimałżeństwosojuszuniazjednoczeniezwiązek+ 2 more

Portuguêsjunçãomatrimôniosexounião+ 1 more

Românăreuniuneunireunitateuniune+ 1 more

Русскийбракбракосочетаниебрачный союзобъединениеобъедине́ние мно́жествслияниесношениесовокуплениесоединениесоюзуния+ 8 more

Slovenčinasväzzväz

Shqipbashkim

Српскиopštastvosavezspojudrugaunijazajednicaбракзаједницаопштаствосавезспојудругаунија+ 10 more

Svenskaäktenskapförbundföreningunion+ 1 more

Kiswahilishirikishoumoja

Тоҷикӣиттифоқиттиҳод

ไทยสมาพันธ์สหภาพ

Türkmençebirlik

Tagalogkaisahanunyon

Türkçebirlikittihat

ئۇيغۇرچەئىتتىپاق

Українськаасоціаціяєднанняз'єднанняоб'єднаннясоюзспарєзшлюб+ 4 more

اردواتحاداتفاق

O'zbekchabirlashmaittifoqittihodsoyuzuyushma+ 2 more

Tiếng Việtliên bangliên minh

Examples

“In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.”

“Unions are useful in those cases where you need⟳ to keep⟳ track of a value that can be represented as different data types during the lifetime of the program⟳.”

“Nonius the senator hath a purple coat as stiff with jewels as his mind⟳ is full of vices; rings on his fingers worth 20,000 sesterces, and[…]an union in his ear worth an hundred pounds' weight of gold […]”

“And in the cup an union shall he throw⟳, Richer than that which four successive kings In Denmark's crown have⟳ worn.”

“threats to secede from the Union”

“Union troops at Gettysburg”

“throughout the Union, but nowhere more so than at the Center [Moscow]”

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