UNION

Union

During the American Civil War, the Union was the term used to refer to the United States of America, and specifically to the national government and the 20 free states and five border slave states which supported it. The Union was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the Confederacy. The Union is often referred to as "the North", both then and now, as opposed to "the South." The Union never recognized the legitimacy of secession and at all times held that it comprised the entire United States of America. In foreign affairs it was recognized by all other nations, none of which officially ...

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union

Noun

  1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
  2. The state of being united or joined.
  3. That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
  4. A trade union; a workers' union.
  5. A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
  6. The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
  7. The act or state of marriage.
  8. Sexual intercourse.
  9. A data structure that can store any of various items, but only one at a time.
  10. A large, high-quality pearl.


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