United Nations
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United Nations
- /juˌnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz/
- /jʊ-/
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(international coalition): Ellipsis of United Nations Organization.
proper noun the United Nations
- An international coalition, founded in 1945 and headquartered in New York City, that aims to promote global co-operation and maintain international order. We hope in particular that the people of China will not be misled or forced into fighting against the United Nations and against the American people, who have always been and still are their friends.
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The Allies of World War II; the countries fighting against the Axis Powers.
Last week plump Admiral Helfrich was not at sea, but in the United Nations' well-guarded, teeming headquarters in interior Java. Under him, in the top sea command, was a U.S. naval officer whom Admiral Helfrich and all the Dutch had learned to admire: 55-year-old Vice Admiral William A. Glassford Jr
Similar: UN, United Nations Organization, United Nations Organisation
Translations
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name international coalition
| Español | Organización de las Naciones Unidas, Naciones Unidas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 국제 연합 Gukje yeonhap, 유엔 Yuen |
| 日本語 | 国際連合 Kokusai Rengō, 国連 Kokuren, ユーエヌ Yūenu, ＵＮ (ＵＮ) |
| 中文 | 聯合國 /联合国 Liánhéguó |
| हिन्दी | संयुक्त राष्ट्र sãyukt rāṣṭra |
| Kiswahili | Umoja wa Mataifa |
| Português | Organização das Nações Unidas, Nações Unidas |
| Français | Organisation des Nations Unies, Nations Unies |
| Deutsch | Vereinte Nationen |
| Italiano | Nazioni Unite |
| Ελληνικά | Οργανισμός Ηνωμένων Εθνών Organismós Inoménon Ethnón, Ηνωμένα Έθνη Inoména Éthni |
| Română | Organizația Națiunilor Unite, Națiunile Unite |
| Русский | Объединённые На́ции Obʺjedinjónnyje Nácii, Организа́ция Объединённых На́ций Organizácija Obʺjedinjónnyx Nácij |
| Tiếng Việt | Liên Hiệp Quốc, Liên Hợp Quốc |
| العربية | الْأُمَم الْمُتَّحِدَة al-ʔumam al-muttaḥida |
| עברית | האומות המאוחדות, הַאֻמּוֹת הַמְּאֻחָדוֹת ha'umót ham'ukhadót |
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title = {United Nations},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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