union

  • noun 1 the action or fact of uniting or being united. 2 a state of harmony or agreement. 3 a marriage. 4 a club, society, or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose. 5 (also Union) a political unit consisting of a number of states or provinces with the same central government. 6 (the Union) the northern states of the US in the American Civil War. 7 a fabric made of different yarns, typically cotton and linen or silk.

  — ORIGIN Latin, ‘unity’.

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