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.
American Heritage
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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

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