Union
Those of the United States that did not secede at the time of the Civil WarThose of the United States that did not secede at the time of the Civil War (of the United States of America).
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40 senses(US, 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
(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 municipality, 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 unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
A small town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Pike County, Indiana.
A tiny city in Hardin County, Iowa.
Examples
371 sentencesWhy should I join a union?
They came to terms with the union leaders.
The union and the company have come to terms on a new contract.
I'm not a union member.
The union bargained with the management.
Origin
(locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration. P(locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.
Probably a variant spelling of Onion.
Clipping of Oxford Union.
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