civil union

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civil union

/ˌsɪv.əl ˈjuːn.jən/ UK
/ˌsɪv.əl ˈjun.jən/ Canada, US
/ˌsɪv.əl ˈjʉːn.jən/ Australia
/ˌsəv.əl ˈjʉːn.jən/ New Zealand
/ˌsɪv.əl ˈjʉn.jən/ Scotland
/ˌsɪv.il ˈjuːn.jon/ India

noun civil unions

A legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have.
Similar: domestic partnership, registered partnership, registered relationship, significant relationship

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noun legal union similar to marriage

Español	unión civil, unión de hecho, pareja de hecho
日本語	市民の結合 shimin no ketsugō
中文	民事結合 /民事结合 mínshì jiéhé, 公民結合 /公民结合 gōngmín jiéhé
Português	união civil, união de facto, união estável
Français	union civile, pacte civil de solidarité, partenariat enregistré
Deutsch	eingetragene Partnerschaft
Italiano	unione civile
Русский	гражда́нский брак graždánskij brak, гражданское партнёрство graždanskoje partnjórstvo
Tiếng Việt	kết hợp dân sự

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@misc{civil_union_2026,
  title = {civil union},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/civil%20union},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}