adj · name · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/juːˈnaɪtɪd/
Received-Pronunciation:/jʊˈnaɪtɪd/
General-American:yo͞o-nīʹtĭd
General-American:yo͝o-
General-American:/juˈnaɪtɪd/
General-American:/jʊˈnaɪtɪd/
General-American:[juˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d]
General-American:[ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d]
General-American:[jʊˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d]
General-American:[jəˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d]
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rhymes with -aɪtɪd
/juːˈnaɪtɪd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Joined into a single entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Near-synonyms: combined, integrated
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: combined, integrated
Antonyms: disunited, nonunited, ununited
2
adj
Meaning 2
Involving the joint activity of multiple agents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The two parties stood united against the proposal.
A united effort is needed to solve the problem.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: disunited, nonunited, ununited
3
name
Meaning 3
any of many football teams formed by the amalgamation of smaller ones
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of unite
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
presented a united front
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: divided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: joined
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English united From unite + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَّحِد
(muttaḥid)
— joined into a single entity
Armenian:
միացյալ
(miacʻyal)
— joined into a single entity
Armenian:
միասնական
(miasnakan)
— joined into a single entity
Azerbaijani:
birləşmiş
— joined into a single entity
Bengali:
যুক্ত
(jukto)
— joined into a single entity
Central Bikol:
burunyog
— joined into a single entity
Bulgarian:
обединен
(obedinen)
— joined into a single entity
Bulgarian:
съединен
(sǎedinen)
— joined into a single entity
Bulgarian:
съвместен
(sǎvmesten)
— joined into a single entity
Chinese Mandarin:
聯合的 /联合的
(liánhé de)
— joined into a single entity
Czech:
spojený
— joined into a single entity
Danish:
forenede
— joined into a single entity
Dutch:
verenigd
— joined into a single entity
Esperanto:
unuiĝinta
— joined into a single entity
Finnish:
yhdistynyt
— joined into a single entity
Finnish:
yhdistyneet
— joined into a single entity
French:
uni
— joined into a single entity
French:
unifié
— joined into a single entity
German:
vereinigt
— joined into a single entity
German:
vereint
— joined into a single entity
German:
einig
— joined into a single entity
Greek:
ενωμένος
(enoménos)
— joined into a single entity
Greek:
ηνωμένος
(inoménos)
— joined into a single entity
Hebrew:
מְאוּחָד
(m'ukhád)
— joined into a single entity
Hindi:
संहत
(sãhat)
— joined into a single entity
White Hmong:
koom siab
— joined into a single entity
Hungarian:
egyesült
— joined into a single entity
Ingrian:
yhissetty
— joined into a single entity
Interlingua:
unite
— joined into a single entity
Italian:
unito
— joined into a single entity
Japanese:
連合した
(rengō shita)
— joined into a single entity
Kazakh:
бiртұтас
(birtūtas)
— joined into a single entity
Central Kurdish:
یەکگِرتوو
(yekgirtû)
— joined into a single entity
Northern Kurdish:
yekgirtî
— joined into a single entity
Northern Kurdish:
yekbûyî
— joined into a single entity
Latin:
ūnītus
— joined into a single entity
Lithuanian:
jungtinis
— joined into a single entity
Low German:
vereent
— joined into a single entity
Macedonian:
обе́динет
(obédinet)
— joined into a single entity
Macedonian:
сое́динет
(soédinet)
— joined into a single entity
Norwegian Bokmål:
forent
— joined into a single entity
Norwegian Bokmål:
forenet
— joined into a single entity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sameint
— joined into a single entity
Old English:
ġemǣne
— joined into a single entity
Persian:
متحد
(mottahed)
— joined into a single entity
Plautdietsch:
veeent
— joined into a single entity
Polish:
zjednoczony
— joined into a single entity
Portuguese:
unido
— joined into a single entity
Quechua:
t'inki
— joined into a single entity
Romanian:
unit
— joined into a single entity
Russian:
объединённый
(obʺjedinjónnyj)
— joined into a single entity
Russian:
соединённый
(sojedinjónnyj)
— joined into a single entity
Scots:
unitit
— joined into a single entity
Scottish Gaelic:
aonaichte
— joined into a single entity
Serbo-Croatian:
ujedinjen
— joined into a single entity
Serbo-Croatian:
sjedinjen
— joined into a single entity
Serbo-Croatian:
složan
— joined into a single entity
Spanish:
unido
— joined into a single entity
Swedish:
förenad
— joined into a single entity
Turkmen:
birleşen
— joined into a single entity
Yiddish:
פֿאַראייניקט
(fareynikt)
— joined into a single entity
Bulgarian:
съвместен
(sǎvmesten)
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Czech:
spojený
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Finnish:
yhteinen
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
German:
vereint
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Italian:
unito
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Japanese:
連合した
(rengō shita)
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Macedonian:
о́пшт
(ópšt)
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Macedonian:
здру́жен
(zdrúžen)
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Macedonian:
е́динствен
(édinstven)
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Russian:
о́бщий
(óbščij)
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Russian:
совме́стный
(sovméstnyj)
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Scots:
unitit
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Scottish Gaelic:
aonaichte
— involving the joint activity of multiple agents