What does Union mean?
Definitions for Union
ˈyun yənUnion
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Union.
Princeton's WordNet
union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood(noun)
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
"you have to join the union in order to get a job"
Union, North(noun)
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
"he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"
coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union(noun)
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
"the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
union, unification(noun)
the state of being joined or united or linked
"there is strength in union"
marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock(noun)
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
"a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
union, conglutination(noun)
healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
union(noun)
a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
"the Soviet Union"
union, sum, join(noun)
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
"let C be the union of the sets A and B"
union(noun)
the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
"lightning produced an unusual union of the metals"
union(noun)
a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure(adj)
the act of making or becoming a single unit
"the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
Union, Federal(adj)
being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
"Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"
union(adj)
of trade unions
"the union movement"; "union negotiations"; "a union-shop clause in the contract"
Wiktionary
union(Noun)
The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
union(Noun)
That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
a trade union
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
union(Noun)
A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
union(Noun)
The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
union(Noun)
The act or state of marriage.
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
union(Noun)
Sexual intercourse.
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
union(Noun)
A data structure that can store any of various items, but only one at a time.
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
union(Noun)
A large, high-quality pearl.
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
Union(Noun)
The United States of America.
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
Union(Noun)
Those of the United States that did not secede at the time of the Civil War.
a trade union
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
Union(Noun)
The 0-10-2 train configuration. Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.
Etymology: From union, from unionem, from unus
Webster Dictionary
Union(noun)
the act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination
Union(noun)
agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord
Union(noun)
that which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union
Union(noun)
a textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together
Union(noun)
a large, fine pearl
Union(noun)
a device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain
Union(noun)
a joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection
Union(noun)
a cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on
Freebase
Union
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the 20 free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the Confederacy. The Union has often been referred to as "the North", both then and now.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Union
ūn′yun, n. a uniting: that which is united or made one: something formed by the combination of parts or individual things or persons: concord: harmony in colour: agreement between parts: the state of wedlock: a device emblematic of union borne in the canton of a flag, the canton used separately as a flag, the union-jack: a combination as among workmen for class protection: several parishes united for joint support and management of their poor, also the workhouse for such: (pl.) textile fabrics made up of more than one kind of fibre, as of wool and cotton.—adj. Ūn′ioned, showing evidence of union.—n.pl. Ūnion′idæ, a family of lamellibranchiate molluscs represented in Britain by two genera, Ū′nio and Anodonta.—ns. Ūnionist, one who advocates or supports union, esp. an upholder of the Union and opponent of secession before the American Civil War, also one opposed to granting Home Rule to Ireland, whether a natural Conservative or one of the Liberals who fell away from Mr Gladstone on this question in 1886; Ūnion-jack, the national flag adopted by Great Britain and Ireland, consisting of a union of the crosses of St George, St Andrew, and St Patrick.—The Union, the legislative incorporation of England and Scotland in 1707, or of Ireland with both in 1801. [Fr. union—L. unio, -onis—unus, one.]
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
UNION
An ailing individual frequently troubled by scabs and liable to strike without warning.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
union
The national flag of Great Britain, on shore or afloat. It is a composition of the crosses of St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland, and St. Patrick of Ireland, the last having been brought in in 1801. It was formerly inscribed, "For the Protestant Religion and for the Liberty of England." It is in the upper canton of all British ensigns. At the main it is the proper flag of an admiral of the fleet; and was thus flown by Lord Howe at the battle of June 1, 1794.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
union
The national colors are called the union. When there is a blue field with white stripes, quartered in the angle of the American colors, that is, of the colors composed of red and white stripes, that blue field is called the union; and a small color of blue with white stars is called a union-jack.
Editors Contribution
union
Being connected.
The union with a husband and wife is a bond they must create together and maintain throughout their life, what experiences they have knowing marriage is for life.
Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020union
The act, process and fact of marriage.
Marriage is the union of people.
Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Union' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #590
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Union' in Written Corpus Frequency: #630
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Union' in Nouns Frequency: #167
Anagrams for Union »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Union in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Union in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Union in a Sentence
Jack BarskyRead MoreJack Barsky:
Historically, the KGB has always tried to influence and destabilize events all around the world. The explicitly stated goal of the Soviet Union was world communism organized in a Soviet-like system. Therefore, anything that could destabilize free and democratic nations was fair game. The KGB were champions in the game of 'fake news,' which was called 'disinformation' in the old days. While Russia's goals are not as ambitious as those of the Soviet Union, it is quite clear that the Russian leadership desperately wants to re-establish a strong Russia, on par with the United States. Therefore, anything that helps destabilize the US and other Western countries, anything that turns the focus of those countries inward rather than at the real outward threats would benefit Russia. In my view, it is not possible for a foreign nation to have a significant impact on the outcome of elections in this country. Try as they might, all they will be able to do is nibble around the edges.
I would like the Czech Republic to become ... an entry gate for the People's Republic of China to the European Union.
Penguins survive on iceberg and if the iceberg is melting, then there is a serious danger to their survival . Today our association faces similar dangers. The iceberg of PENGASSAN is melting and melting very fast. Today our industry is facing severe challenges such as unprecedented levels of oil theft and insecurity; divestment on industry scale; underfunding of programme budgets; unending reforms in the petroleum industry and fears around the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB); discussions on the right model for the refineries; insecurity of lives and property; suspension of new investments due to delayed passage of the PIB; unfair and outdated labour laws; expansion of free trade zones etc. As if these are not enough, our Union is also facing great internal challenges and complexities. These challenges have dire implications for PENGASSAN as an effective Union and an influential social partner. They are also great dangers to our us, our families, our industry and our nation.
The vast majority of our products are kind of made everywhere, there is a significant level of content in the United States, and a lot from Japan to Korea to China, and the European Union also contributes a fair amount. ... I think that will carry the day in the future as well.
In case of new American sanctions, the European Union would be ready to riposte.
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Translations for Union
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- unieAfrikaans
- اتحادArabic
- ittifaqAzerbaijani
- саюзBelarusian
- съюзBulgarian
- sjednocení, unie, svazCzech
- unionDanish
- Vereinigungsmenge, Vereinigung, UnionGerman
- ένωση, σύνδεσμος, συνουσία, αρμός, άρθρωση, γάμος, σύζευξηGreek
- kunaĵoEsperanto
- uniónSpanish
- liitEstonian
- اتحادPersian
- liitto, liittäminen, liitos, unioni, yhdyntä, avioliitto, yhdisteFinnish
- union, réunion, syndicatFrench
- aonadhScottish Gaelic
- uniónGalician
- איחודHebrew
- संघHindi
- unióHungarian
- միություն, միավորումArmenian
- uni, penyatuanIndonesian
- sammengiIcelandic
- unioneItalian
- 共用体, 結合, 聯盟, 同盟, ユニオン継ぎ手, 和集合, 結婚, 性交, 連邦Japanese
- კავშირიGeorgian
- одақ, бірлікKazakh
- 연맹, 聯盟, 同盟, 동맹Korean
- adūnātiō, uniō, societāsLatin
- sąjungaLithuanian
- savienībaLatvian
- сојуз, унијаMacedonian
- kesatuanMalay
- vereniging, gemeenschap, unieDutch
- unionNorwegian
- unia, [[suma]] ([[zbiór, [[suma]] [[mnogościowy, związek, sojuszPolish
- união, matrimônio, sexo, junçãoPortuguese
- unire, unitate, uniuneRomanian
- союз, объединение, муфта, брак, бракосочетание, слияние, соединение, объединение множеств, брачный союз, сношение, совокуплениеRussian
- савез, savez, unija, унијаSerbo-Croatian
- zväz, únia, sväzSlovak
- unijaSlovene
- bashkimAlbanian
- union, föreningSwedish
- shirikishoSwahili
- иттиҳодTajik
- สหภาพThai
- ittifoq, birlikTurkmen
- birlikTurkish
- бердәмлек, берлекTatar
- союзUkrainian
- اتحادUrdu
- ittifoqUzbek
- liên minh, liên bangVietnamese
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