/ˈjuː.njən/, /ˈjuː.ni.ən/
OriginFrom Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unio.
- countableThe act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- uncountableThe state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
- countableSomething united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
- countableA trade union; a workers' union.
“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 ”
- countableAn association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
- countableA joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
- countableThe set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
- countableThe act or state of marriage.
- archaic, euphemistic, uncountableSexual intercourse.
- countableA data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a 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.”
- archaic, countableA large, high-quality pearl.
“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.”
- countable, historical, uncountableAn affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.
- The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement.
- The canton of the United States flag: the portion of the flag containing stars on a blue background.
- To combine sets using the union operation.
- Belonging to, represented by, or otherwise pertaining to a labour union.
“Actors have to be union to get work here.”
- Indiafederal.
“The union government of India”
- US, dated, especially, obsoleteThe United States of America.
“threats to secede from the Union”
- US, historicalThose of the United States that did not secede at the time of the Civil War (of the United States of America).
“Union troops at Gettysburg”
- historicalThe 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).
“throughout the Union, but nowhere more so than at the Center [Moscow]”
- A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
- A barangay of Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
- A village on the south cast of the island of Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
- A town in Greene County, Alabama.
- A ghost town in Merced County, California.
- A former unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
- A small town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
- A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Pike County, Indiana.
- A tiny city in Hardin County, Iowa.
- A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky.
- A town in Knox County, Maine.
- A town in Neshoba County and Newton County, Mississippi.
- A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
- A village in Cass County, Nebraska.
- A village and census-designated place in the town of Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
- A hamlet in Madison County, New York.
- A large town in Broome County, New York.
- A city in Montgomery County and Miami County, Ohio.
- A city in Union County, Oregon.
- A city, the county seat of Union County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia.
- A small town, the county seat of Monroe County, West Virginia.
- A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Door County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Lima, Grant County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Union Township.
- A surname.
- informalThe Oxford Union (a debating society); not to be conflated with Oxford University Student Union (a students' union).
Formsunions(plural) · unions(present, singular, third-person) · unioning(participle, present) · unioned(participle, past) · unioned(past) · more union(comparative) · most union(superlative) · Unions(plural) · the Union(canonical)