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- pronunciation:
- yun
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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| definition 1: |
the act of uniting.
With the union of East and West Germany in 1990, many people crossed the border to see friends and family.- antonyms:
- separation
- similar words:
- alliance, blending, confederation, federation, junction, merging
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| definition 2: |
the condition of being united.
The union of the two companies was what kept their business successful.- antonyms:
- division, separation
- similar words:
- accord, alliance, community, connection, fusion, junction, marriage
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| definition 3: |
two or more things or people joined together to form something new.
Several English teachers formed a poetry-reading union.- synonyms:
- association, organization, society
- similar words:
- alliance, brotherhood, circle, club, confederacy, federation, fellowship, group, league, lodge, party, ring
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| definition 4: |
a group of states or countries united under a single government.
The U.S. Civil War began when the northern states refused to allow the southern states to leave the Union.- synonyms:
- alliance, confederation, federation, league
- similar words:
- community, confederacy
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| definition 5: |
the act of joining or of being joined in marriage.
Today, we celebrate the union of Toni and Marcus.- synonyms:
- marriage
- similar words:
- wedding
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| definition 6: |
an organization of workers; trade union.
The union agreed on a contract that promised fair wages for its members.- synonyms:
- labor union
- similar words:
- guild
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| related words: |
assembly, association, attachment, blend, compound, confederation, cooperation, ensign, harmony, link, movement, organization |
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