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  reunion

  noun

  the act of uniting again.
• Réunion
  Réunion

  noun

  an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar: an overseas department of France. 970 sq. mi. (2,512 sq. km). St. Denis.

reunion

¹ American  

[ree-yoon-yuhn] / riˈjun jən /

noun

• reunions
  plural

1. the act of uniting again.

2. the state of being united again.

3. a gathering of relatives, friends, or associates at regular intervals or after separation.

   The alumnae parade is a cherished tradition at my college reunion.

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Réunion ² American  

[ree-yoon-yuhn, ray-y-nyawn] / riˈjun jən, reɪ üˈnjɔ̃ /

noun

1. an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar: an overseas department of France. 970 sq. mi. (2,512 sq. km). St. Denis.

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reunion ¹ British  

/ riːˈjuːnjən /

noun

1. the act or process of coming together again

2. the state or condition of having been brought together again

3. a gathering of relatives, friends, or former associates

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Réunion ² British  

/ reynjɔ̃, riːˈjuːnjən /

noun

1. an island in the Indian Ocean, in the Mascarene Islands: an overseas region of France, having been in French possession since 1642. A number of far-flung and uninhabited islands, some located on the opposite side of Madagascar, were also politically part of Réunion until 2007, when they were transferred to the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. Capital: Saint-Denis. Pop: 767 000 (2004 est). Area: 2510 sq km (970 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• reunions
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of reunion

First recorded in 1600–10; re- + union

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Explanation

A reunion usually refers to a gathering of folks who haven't seen each other for a long time. High school reunions are notorious for reuniting middle aged people who are anxious to relive their high school years. Since a union is a state of togetherness — like a marriage — a reunion is when people get back together after some sort of separation. This could refer to a political reunification — like the reunion of East and West Germany as one nation — but it's usually smaller in scale. At high school and college reunions, people see friends they haven’t seen for years. A reunion doesn't have to be so official. Seeing any friend after an absence is a reunion.

Example Sentences

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A Tyreek Hill reunion with the Chiefs seems like a possibility after injuries to Kansas City receivers Tyquan Thornton and Rashee Rice on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

It was the same with Oasis tickets for their reunion.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

For the Mighty Mary women, the sail was more than a reunion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Atonement” wants you to do more than sympathize with them, preferring we understand the varying degrees of guilt, sorrow and anger that have led Mariam, Lou and Michael to this fraught reunion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Frank didn’t want to go to the reunion.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

The research team tested the method for ten years at a volcanological observatory on the island of La Réunion.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026

But in the mid 19th century, a slave on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion discovered how to efficiently hand-pollinate vanilla.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

One person was killed in Réunion, where the population of some 860,000 people was ordered to shelter at home, but authorities said the eye of the storm had avoided the island.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2024

But the new study -- by a team including Exeter, Heriot-Watt and Réunion universities, and ZSL -- found no such concentrations in the Indian Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2023

It was formerly known as 'Ile de Bourbon,' out of compliment to the family name of the French monarchs, but at the time of the Revolution the island was renamed, and became Réunion.

From Chatterbox, 1906 by J. Erskine (John Erskine) Clarke

For his 30th reunion, in the middle of the Covid pandemic when Harvard held virtual reunions online, Zimmer threw a party at the Bellagio resort in Las Vegas for several hundred of his class.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

So when it comes to rereleases and reunions, like with “Boyhood” or “Dazed and Confused,” what is it like being asked to look back?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The rescuers rode off in the literal dust and, as one might imagine, the effect of the reunions is emotional quicksand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The critical 72-hour window to find people alive came to a close on Thursday, but Giraldo and others are drawing hope from their reunions with furry friends.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

They even kept in touch and had a couple of reunions in Moscow after the war.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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