Union

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjuːnjən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈjunjən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yo̅o̅nyən)


union
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Sense: Noun: act of joining
Synonyms:
joining, uniting, unification, coupling, merging, merger Collocations, fusion, blend Collocations, marriage Collocations, bonding Collocations, combination Collocations, connection Collocations
Antonyms:
breaking, splitting, parting, cutting off, disconnection, detachment, disengagement, partition
Sense: Noun: closely knit group
Synonyms:
group Collocations, alliance, association Collocations, federation, organization Collocations, organisation (UK), coalition, league Collocations
Antonyms:
severance Collocations, alienation, parting of ways, chasm, disassociation, dispute Collocations, dissolution, rebellion, split Collocations
Sense: Noun: close relationship
Synonyms:
relationship Collocations, bond Collocations, ties, fellowship Collocations, association Collocations, partnership Collocations
Sense: Noun: marriage
Synonyms:
marriage Collocations, matrimony, wedlock, conjugal ties, civil partnership, marital union
Antonyms:
divorce Collocations, separation, break-up, failed marriage
Sense: Noun: workers' union
Synonyms:
workers' union, trade union, labor union, labour union (UK), syndicate, guild Collocations, alliance, association Collocations
Antonyms:
union buster, strikebreaker, scab (slang)
Sense: Noun: state of agreement
Synonyms:
agreement Collocations, accord Collocations, harmony Collocations, concord
Sense: Noun: the United States - capitalized
Synonyms:
States (informal), America Collocations, United States, United States of America, USA, US Collocations, the land of the free and the home of the brave, the land of opportunity
Sense: Noun: the North in the American Civil War - capitalized
Synonyms:
the North, Yankees, Anti-Slavery states, free states, abolitionist states


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