Union
nounproper nounproper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈjuː.njən//
The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement.
noun
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The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement.
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The canton of the United States flag: the portion of the flag containing stars on a blue background.
Etymology
(locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.
proper noun
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datedThe United States of America.
threats to secede from the Union
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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
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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]
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Place names: A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
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Place names: A barangay of Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
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Place names: A village on the south cast of the island of Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A town in Greene County, Alabama.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Merced County, California.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A former unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Pike County, Indiana.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A tiny city in Hardin County, Iowa.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A town in Knox County, Maine.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A town in Neshoba County and Newton County, Mississippi.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Missouri.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A village in Cass County, Nebraska.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A village and census-designated place in the town of Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Union County, New Jersey.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Madison County, New York.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A large town in Broome County, New York.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A city in Montgomery County and Miami County, Ohio.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A city in Union County, Oregon.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Union County, South Carolina.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A small town, the county seat of Monroe County, West Virginia.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Door County, Wisconsin.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Lima, Grant County, Wisconsin.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
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Place names: A number of places in the United States: A large number of other townships in the United States, listed under Union Township.
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Variant of unionAlternative form of union.
proper noun
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A surname.
Etymology
Probably a variant spelling of Onion.
proper noun
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informalThe Oxford Union (a debating society); not to be conflated with Oxford University Student Union (a students' union).
Etymology
Clipping of Oxford Union.
Forms
- plural
- Unions