Union

/ˈjunjən/

/ˈjunjən/

Other forms: Unions

Definitions of Union

1. noun

   the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
   “he has visited every state in the Union”

   “Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union”

   synonyms: North

   example of:

   America, U.S., U.S.A., US, USA, United States, United States of America, the States

   North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
2. adjective

   being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
   “Union soldiers”

   synonyms: Federal

   northern

   in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line