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Quick definitions from WordNet (union)
▸ noun: the act of making or becoming a single unit ("The union of opposing factions")
▸ noun: a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
▸ noun: the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts ("Lightning produced an unusual union of the metals")
▸ 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")
▸ noun: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer ("You have to join the union in order to get a job")
▸ noun: a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations ("The Soviet Union")
▸ noun: the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) ("He has visited every state in the Union")
▸ noun: healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
▸ noun: the state of being joined or united or linked ("There is strength in union")
▸ noun: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) ("God bless this union")
▸ noun: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
▸ adjective: being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War ("Union soldiers")
▸ adjective: of trade unions ("The union movement")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #36611)
▸ Also see unions
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▸ noun: the act of making or becoming a single unit ("The union of opposing factions")
▸ noun: a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
▸ noun: the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts ("Lightning produced an unusual union of the metals")
▸ 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")
▸ noun: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer ("You have to join the union in order to get a job")
▸ noun: a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations ("The Soviet Union")
▸ noun: the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) ("He has visited every state in the Union")
▸ noun: healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
▸ noun: the state of being joined or united or linked ("There is strength in union")
▸ noun: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) ("God bless this union")
▸ noun: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
▸ adjective: being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War ("Union soldiers")
▸ adjective: of trade unions ("The union movement")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #36611)
▸ Also see unions
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to union
▸ Usage examples for union
▸ Idioms related to union (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing union
▸ Popular nouns described by union
▸ Words that often appear near union
▸ Rhymes of union
▸ Invented words related to union