Union

/uˈni̯oːn/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Financial Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: financial. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Unionen

Meaning

  1. union (political or economic alliance)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Similar words

Gewerkschaft

Gewerkschaft is specifically a labor/trade union; Union is the broader word for any political or economic alliance.

Similar in other languages

English

brotherhood

Close, figuratively — a union (alliance) relates to brotherhood.

English

labor union

labor union is the English phrase for the same thing — both mean "union."

English

marriage

Close — a union relates to a marriage.

Practice

1 What does Union mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mehrere Staaten bildeten eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Union?

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