US /juˈnaɪtɪd/ UK /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
adj verb name Freq #1532

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Joined together to form a single whole.

    The thirteen colonies became a united nation.

  2. 2
    adj

    Working or acting together in agreement.

    The two parties stood united against the proposal.

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Synonyms
1 adj · joined together to form a... combinedintegrated
Word family
Related forms unionunionisedunionizedunitizationunitizedunity

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English united From unite + -ed.

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