union

union

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English

Etymology

From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuː.njən/, /ˈjuː.ni.ən/
  • Rhymes: -uːnjən

Noun

union (countable and uncountable, plural unions)

  1. (countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
    Synonyms: junction, coalition, combination
    Antonym: nonunion
  2. (countable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
    Antonym: nonunion
  3. (countable) Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
  4. (countable) A trade union; a workers' union.
  5. (countable) An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
  6. (countable) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
  7. (countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
  8. (countable) The act or state of marriage.
  9. (uncountable, archaic, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
  10. (countable, programming) A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
  11. (countable, now rare, archaic) A large, high-quality pearl.
  12. (historical) An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Bengali: ইউনিয়ন (iuniẏon) (learned)

Translations

Verb

union (third-person singular simple present unions, present participle unioning, simple past and past participle unioned)

  1. (set theory) To combine sets using the union operation.

See also

  • intersection
  • Wikipedia article about unions in set theory

Adjective

union (comparative more union, superlative most union)

  1. Belonging to, represented by, or otherwise pertaining to a labour union.
    Synonym: unionized (“organized into a trades union or trades unions”)
    Antonym: nonunion
  2. (India) federal.

Anagrams

  • iunno

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uniˈoˀn/

Noun

union c (singular definite unionen, plural indefinite unioner)

  1. union

Inflection

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “union” in Den Danske Ordbog
  • “union” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unie.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧on

Noun

union m (plural unions)

  1. (US, obsolete) a trade union
    Synonyms: syndicaat, vakbond

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uˈnion]
  • Rhymes: -ion
  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧on

Noun

union

  1. accusative singular of unio

Franco-Provençal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French union.

Alternative forms

Noun

union f (plural unions) (ORB, broad)

  1. union

References

  • union in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • union in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Etymology 2

Noun

union (Old Forézien)

  1. Alternative form of egnon (“onion”)

References

  • Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ūnio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 14: U–Z, page 43

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French union, borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /y.njɔ̃/

Noun

union f (plural unions)

  1. union

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Franco-Provençal: union
  • → German: Union

Further reading

  • “union”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Friulian

Noun

union f (plural unions)

  1. union

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Noun

union m (definite singular unionen, indefinite plural unioner, definite plural unionene)

  1. union (of a political nature)
    Den europeiske union ― the European Union

Derived terms

References

  • “union” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “union” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʉnɪˈuːn/

Noun

union m (definite singular unionen, indefinite plural unionar, definite plural unionane)

  1. union (a political entity consisting of two or more state that are united)
  2. (mathematics) union (the set containing all of the elements of two or more sets)

Derived terms

References

  • “union” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

Noun

union f (plural unions)

  1. union

Related terms

References

  • "union" in Dicod'òc

Old French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniōnem.

Noun

union oblique singular, f (oblique plural unions, nominative singular union, nominative plural unions)

  1. unity, union
Descendants
  • French: union
  • → Middle English: unyoun
    • English: union

Etymology 2

Noun

union oblique singular, m (oblique plural unions, nominative singular unions, nominative plural union)

  1. Alternative form of oignon (“onion”)

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish unión, ultimately from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Noun

union

  1. union

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

  • üniun

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yˈnjuŋ/

Noun

union f (plural union)

  1. union

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

Noun

union c

  1. union (a body with many members)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • union in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • union in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • union in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Venetan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈnjoŋ/

Noun

union f (invariable)

  1. union

Related terms

Welsh

Etymology

From un (“one”) +‎ iawn (“right, correct”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnjɔn/
    Note: Despite being written as u, the vowel here is /ɪ/ in all parts of Wales.

Adjective

union (feminine singular union, plural union, equative unioned, comparative unionach, superlative unionaf)

  1. straight, direct
    Synonyms: syth, uniongyrchol, diwyro
    1. (of electrical current) direct
      Coordinate term: eiledol (“alternating”)
  2. upright, erect
    Synonym: unionsyth
  3. exact, precise
    Synonyms: penodol, manwl
  4. correct
    Synonyms: cywir, iawn, gwir, cyfiawn

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “union”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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