Meaning Of The Word UN

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'un in British English
pronoun

UN
proper noun: The UN is the same as the United Nations.

UN in American English
United Nations
abbreviation
pronoun: one

UN in British English
abbreviation for: United Nations

un-
prefix: Un- is added to the beginning of adjectives, adverbs, and nouns, in order to form words that have the opposite meaning.

un- in American English
not, lack of, the opposite of

un- in American English 1
prefix: a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns ( unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less

un- in American English 2
prefix: a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some action or state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. ( unbend; uncork; unfasten; etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose)

un- in British English 1
prefix: not; contrary to; opposite of

un- in British English 2
prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives: denoting reversal of an action or state

United Nations in British English
an international organization of independent states, with its headquarters in New York City, that was formed in 1945 to promote peace and international cooperation and security

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