释义 |
Shona /shōˈnə/ noun- (also Mashona) a group of African peoples living south of the Zambesi
- Any member of the group
- Any language spoken by the group
- A literary language (Union Shona) designed for use by the whole group
adjective Of or relating to these people or their languages union1 /ūˈnyən or ūˈni-ən/ noun- A uniting
- The state of being united
- The state of wedlock
- A united whole
- Combination
- A growing together in healing
- General concord
- The incorporation of states in a federation or in a single state
- A single state (or sometimes a federation) formed in this way
- An association or league, esp a trade union
- A students' club
- Formerly, a combination of parishes for poor-law purposes
- Its workhouse or poorhouse
- A connecting part for pipes, etc
- A device emblematic of union shown on a flag
- The same device used separately as a flag, such as the Union Jack
- A textile fabric of more than one kind of fibre
- The set formed from all the elements present in two (or more) sets (mathematics)
ORIGIN: Fr union, from LL ūniō, -ōnis, from L ūnus one ūnˈionism noun (also with cap) ūnˈionist noun - An advocate or supporter of or believer in union or trade unions
- A member of a trade union
- (with cap) an opponent of Irish Home Rule, esp a Liberal Unionist (see under liberal), hence, a Conservative
- (with cap) a supporter of the federal union of the United States, esp at the time of the Civil War
adjective- Of or relating to trade unions
- (with cap) of or relating to Unionists
ūnionīzāˈtion or ūnionīsāˈtion noun ūnˈionize or ūnˈionise transitive verb - To recruit into a trade union
- To organize the workforce of (a body, company or industry) into a trade union
union catalogue noun A library catalogue combining, usu alphabetically, the contents of a number of catalogues or listing the contents of a number of libraries union flag noun A flag symbolizing union, esp the national flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of a union of the crosses of St George, St Andrew, and St Patrick, commonly called the Union Jack union language noun An artificial language formed from related dialects union list noun A list of materials available on a specific subject, in each case naming the library, and locating the material precisely in it union pipes see uillean(n) pipes Union Shona see Shona union shop noun A workplace in which employees must belong to a trade union union suit noun Underwear in the form of combinations for man or boy union territory noun One of the administrative divisions that, along with states, make up the Republic of India art union An association aiming at promotion of an interest in the fine arts, esp by raffling pictures the Union - The legislative incorporation of England and Scotland in 1707, or of Ireland with both in 1801
- The American Union or United States
- The Union of South Africa (1910)
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