Union
See also: union and unión
English
Etymology 1
(locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.
Noun
Union (plural Unions)
- The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement.
Proper noun
Union
- (US, with determiner, dated, especially 19th century) The United States of America.
- threats to secede from the Union
- (US, with determiner, historical) Those 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
- (with determiner, historical) The 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]
- Place names:
- A community in Central Elgin, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
- A barangay of Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
- A village on the south cast of the island of Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Greene County, Alabama.
- A ghost town in Merced County, California.
- A former unincorporatedcommunity in Napa County, California.
- A small town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
- A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Clay Township, Pike County, Indiana.
- A tiny city in Hardin County, Iowa.
- A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky.
- A town in Knox County, Maine.
- A town in Neshoba County and Newton County, Mississippi.
- A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Missouri.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Clark County, Missouri.
- A village in Cass County, Nebraska.
- A village and census-designated place in the town of Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
- A hamlet in Madison County, New York.
- A large town in Broome County, New York.
- A city in Montgomery County and Miami County, Ohio.
- A city in Union County, Oregon.
- A city, the county seat of Union County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Floyd County, Virginia.
- A small town, the county seat of Monroe County, West Virginia.
- A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Door County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporatedcommunity in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in the town of Lima, Grant County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporatedcommunity in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Union Township.
Derived terms
- Union City
- Union County
- Union Jack
- Union Mills
- Union Parish
- Uniontown
- West Union
Etymology 2
Probably a variant spelling of Onion.
Proper noun
Union (plural Unions)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Union is the 37591st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Union is most common among Black/African American (59.97%) and White (32.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Union”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Etymology 3
Clipping of Oxford Union.
Proper noun
the Union
- (Oxford University, informal) The Oxford Union (a debating society); not to be conflated with Oxford University Student Union (a students' union).
Anagrams
- iunno
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English Union. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Uni‧on
Proper noun
Union n
- A neighbourhood of Sint Eustatius, Netherlands.
French
Proper noun
Union f
- Shortened form of the name of various Unions
- Ellipsis of Union européenne.
German
Etymology
From French union, from Late Latin ūniō, from Latin ūnus (“one”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔuˈn̪joːn̪]
Audio (file)
Noun
Union f (genitive Union, plural Unionen)
- union
Declension
Declension of Union [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Union | die | Unionen |
| genitive | einer | der | Union | der | Unionen |
| dative | einer | der | Union | den | Unionen |
| accusative | eine | die | Union | die | Unionen |
Proper noun
Union f (proper noun, genitive Union)
- (politics) The CDU/CSU: the union of the two Christian democratic parties in Germany, the CSU in Bavaria and the CDU in the rest of Germany.
Further reading
- “Union” in Duden online
- “Union” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache