单词 | union |
释义 | union/ˈjuːnjən / /ˈjuːnjɪən/noun 1 [mass noun] The action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context: he was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe [count noun]: a currency union between the two countries...
Synonyms unification, uniting, joining, merging, merger, fusion, fusing, amalgamating, amalgamation, junction, coalition, combining, combination, consolidation, conjunction, confederation, federation, integration, synthesis, blend, blending, mixture, mingling, commingling informal mash-up 1.1 (the Union) historical The uniting of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603, of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, or of the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. 1.2A state of harmony or agreement: they live in perfect union...
Synonyms unity, accord, unison, unanimity, harmony, concord, agreement, concurrence, undividedness 1.3 [count noun] A marriage: their union had not been blessed with children...
Synonyms marriage, wedding, partnership, pairing, alliance, match, compact, affiliation, civil partnership; coupling, intercourse, mating formal coition, coitus, copulation 2A society or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose: [in names]: the Mothers' Union...
Synonyms association, trade union, alliance, league, guild; coalition, consortium, combine, syndicate, confederation, federation, confederacy, partnership, fraternity, brotherhood, sorority, society, club, group, organization 2.1A trade union: [in names]: the National Farmers' Union...
2.2British An association of independent Churches, especially Congregational or Baptist, for purposes of cooperation.In 1972 the Presbyterian church of England merged with most of the congregational unions to create the United Reform Church, but the decline in membership was not arrested....
3 (the Union) A political unit consisting of a number of states or provinces with the same central government, in particular: 3.1The United States, especially from its founding by the original thirteen states in 1787–90 to the secession of the Confederate states in 1860-1: California is the fastest growing state in the Union when it comes to urban encroachment 3.2 (also the Federal Union) The northern states of the United States which opposed the seceding Confederate states in the American Civil War. 3.3South Africa, especially before it became a republic in 1961. 4 Mathematics The set that comprises all the elements (and no others) contained in any of two or more given sets.In what follows, we will apply results about centroids of domains to unions of curves or line segments....
4.1 [mass noun] The operation of forming a union.For Blake, the fact that two sets were being operated together brought to mind another set operation, union....
5A joint or coupling for pipes.The vertical gas line comes to a T joint below the union toward the bottom side of the water heater and is connected to the top vertical opening of the T joint....
6British historical A number of parishes consolidated for the purposes of administering the Poor Laws.In addition, the new Act created a commission to supervise the establishment of unions of parishes in England and Wales....
7(In South Asia) a local administrative unit comprising several rural villages.Ukhia thana had 5 unions; a union is a rural administrative subdivision of the thana comprising several villages. 8A part of a flag with an emblem symbolizing national union, typically occupying the upper corner next to the staff. 9 [mass noun] A fabric made of two or more different yarns, typically cotton and linen or silk. OriginLate Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin unio(n-) 'unity', from Latin unus 'one'. Rhymes |
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