Definitions for un
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. United Nations, UNnoun

   an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. unnoun

   One.

2. unpronoun

   one (a thing).

   Give me one of those round 'uns.

3. unpronoun

   one (a person).

   We've got a clever 'un here!

4. Etymology: Representing non-standard pronunciation of one.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Un

   It is placed almost at will before adjectives and adverbs. All the instances of this kind of composition cannot therefore be inserted; but I have collected a number sufficient, perhaps more than sufficient, to explain it.

   Etymology: A Saxon privative or negative particle answering to in of the Latins, and α of the Greeks, on, Dutch.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. un

   The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City, and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague (home to the International Court of Justice). The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars, succeeding the League of Nations, which was characterized as ineffective. On 25 April 1945, 50 governments met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945 and took effect on 24 October 1945, when the UN began operations. Pursuant to the Charter, the organization's objectives include maintaining international peace and security, protecting human rights, delivering humanitarian aid, promoting sustainable development, and upholding international law. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; with the addition of South Sudan in 2011, membership is now 193, representing almost all of the world's sovereign states.The organization's mission to preserve world peace was complicated in its early decades by the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union and their respective allies. Its missions have consisted primarily of unarmed military observers and lightly armed troops with primarily monitoring, reporting and confidence-building roles. UN membership grew significantly following widespread decolonization beginning in the 1960s. Since then, 80 former colonies have gained independence, including 11 trust territories that had been monitored by the Trusteeship Council. By the 1970s, the UN's budget for economic and social development programmes far outstripped its spending on peacekeeping. After the end of the Cold War, the UN shifted and expanded its field operations, undertaking a wide variety of complex tasks.The UN has six principal organs: the General Assembly; the Security Council; the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); the Trusteeship Council; the International Court of Justice; and the UN Secretariat. The UN System includes a multitude of specialized agencies, funds and programmes such as the World Bank Group, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, UNESCO, and UNICEF. Additionally, non-governmental organizations may be granted consultative status with ECOSOC and other agencies to participate in the UN's work. The UN's chief administrative officer is the secretary-general, currently Portuguese politician and diplomat António Guterres, who began his first five year-term on 1 January 2017 and was re-elected on 8 June 2021. The organization is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states. The UN, its officers, and its agencies have won many Nobel Peace Prizes, though other evaluations of its effectiveness have been mixed. Some commentators believe the organization to be an important force for peace and human development, while others have called it ineffective, biased, or corrupt.

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1. Un

   "Un-" is a prefix derived from Old English and Latin roots, typically used to signify the negation or reversal of a word or concept. It is added to the beginning of a word, altering or contradicting its meaning.

2. un

   The term "un" is a prefix that is added to the beginning of a word to indicate the negation, reversal, or absence of what the word represents. It is often used to form opposites or to indicate the lack of something. For example, adding "un" to the word "happy" creates the opposite meaning - "unhappy," indicating the absence of happiness.

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1. Un

   Un is the 11th studio album by Chumbawamba released in mid-2004, and features major influences from both electronic and folk music, containing many samples from world music. It serves as a bridge between the band's earlier electric sound and the current acoustic sound. The single from the album is "On eBay", which also has a music video.

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1. UN

   Abbreviation for united nations.

   The UN envoy is of the mentality we always start with the awareness of Unity and teamwork makes the dream work.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 18, 2020  

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1. un

   Song lyrics by un -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by un on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. UN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Un is ranked #31873 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Un surname appeared 724 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Un.
   
   83.8% or 607 total occurrences were Asian.
   7.1% or 52 total occurrences were White.
   4.2% or 31 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.8% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • World Organization

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'un' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2231

Anagrams for un »

1. nu

2. Nu

3. NU

4. nu

5. Nu

6. NU

How to pronounce un?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say un in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of un in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of un in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=un
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Un
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=un
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=un
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html