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united (iou)



united adjective & noun. M16.
[from UNITE verb + -ED1.]
A. adjective.
That has united or been united. M16.
M. Bradbury They were united souls, of an ambience, sharing a single cause.
a. Of, pertaining to, or produced by two or more persons or things in union; joint. L16.
R. Peel The united voice of King, Lords, and Commons.
b. Constituted by or resulting from the union of two or more parts. Freq. in the titles of churches, societies, etc. (see special collocations below) and in the names of football clubs. L17.
Forming or conferring union. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
Special collocations: United Brethren Ecclesiastical the Moravians. United Free Church a Scottish Church formed in 1900 by amalgamation of the Free Church of Scotland and the United Presbyterian Church. United Kingdom the kingdom of Great Britain (Hist.), (after 1801) of Great Britain and Ireland (Hist.), (since 1922) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (in official use also United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). United Nations (Organization) orig. (Hist.), the Allied nations who united against the Axis powers in the war of 1939-45; later, a supranational peace-seeking organization of these and many other States (cf. League of Nations s.v. LEAGUE noun2). United Presbyterian Church: see PRESBYTERIAN adjective. United Provinces Hist. (a) the seven provinces united in 1579 and forming the basis of the kingdom of the Netherlands; (b) an Indian administrative division formed by the union of Agra and Oudh, now called Uttar Pradesh. United Reformed Church a Church formed in 1972 from the English Presbyterian and Congregational Churches.
b. ellipt. as noun (treated as pl.). (United.) Any of various football clubs having 'United' in their name. colloq. L19.
L. Golding United's match next week, away, against Aston Villa.
unitedly adverb E17.
unitedness noun M17.