united

[ yoo-nahy-tid ]

/ yuˈnaɪ tɪd /

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adjective

made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.

formed or produced by the uniting of things or persons: a united effort.

agreed; in harmony.

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Origin of united

First recorded in 1545–55; unite¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM united

u·nit·ed·ly, adverbu·nit·ed·ness, nounnon·u·nit·ed, adjectiveun·u·nit·ed, adjective

well-u·nit·ed, adjective

Words nearby united

unit cell, unit character, unit circle, unit cost, unite, united, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Republic, United Arab States, United Brethren, United Church of Canada

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Most coup members “lived in the diaspora in the United States and Germany,” Faal said.
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Only Rome and Venice remained to be added to the united kingdom.
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They may be found in all parts of the United States and Canada.
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He united with this kind of work the more unpleasant occupation of drawing the curiosities of disease or deformity in hospitals.
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They were greatly and justly exasperated by an outrage inflicted upon them by a preceding party of United States recruits.
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British Dictionary definitions for united

united

/ (juːˈnaɪtɪd) /

adjective

produced by two or more persons or things in combination or from their union or amalgamationa united effort

in agreement

in association or alliance

Derived forms of united

unitedly, adverbunitedness, noun

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