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the Union
noun
- 1a. The uniting of the Scottish and English crowns in 1603 or of the Scottish and English parliaments in 1707;
1b. The resulting regnal or political unit that was formed after these events.
2a. The uniting of the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801;
2b. The resulting political unit that was formed after this event and which lasted until 1920.
3a. The uniting of Great Britain and N Ireland in 1920;
3b. The regnal and political unit that has been in place since then.
4. The United States of America.
5a. The collection of northern US states which fought against the south in the American Civil War;
- Example: Union soldiers
- Form: Union
