Meanings
- singularAn international coalition, founded in 1945 and headquartered in New York City, that aims to promote global co-operation and maintain international order.
jill and i were married by a catholic priest at the United Nations chapel in New York City in June 1977.
2007, Joe Biden, Promises to Keep, New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1171 more example
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.
1950 September 1, Harry S. Truman, 3:28 from the start, in MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162 - historicalin pluralThe Allies of World War II; the countries fighting against the Axis Powers.
United Nations on the march with flags unfurled Together fight for victory, a free new world
1944, “The United Nations”, Harold Jacob Rome (lyrics), Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich (music) (SP record), performed by Paul Robeson and Keynote Orchestra And Chorus, N.Y., U.S.A.: Keynote Recordings, Inc., →OCLC, M 1200 B3 more examples
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. Admiral Glassford needed more cruisers, more destroyers, more submarines for the sea defense of Java. Admiral Helfrich needed men & munitions, but especially aircraft and airmen.
1942 February 23, “Dutchman's Chance”, in TIME, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2008United Nations Plan Their Domestic Economies / All the United Nations are determined that out of this war shall come a finer and richer life for the average citizen, according to a survey of Postwar Plans of the United Nations by Lewis L. Lorwin which The Twentieth Century Fund (New York) issued this week.
1943 November 27, Information Service, volume XXII, number 39, New York, N.Y.Norway feels that imposition of terms “in the interests” of the United Nations other than the principal three powers leaves doubt regarding position of other United Nations towards Germany and may be source of juridical and political conflicts. [Trygve] Lie feels terms should state that in principle all United Nations are entitled to same rights towards Germany. Allies who have made valuable contribution to common victory should take part in notifying terms of surrender to the Germans.
1945 April 20, [John Gilbert] Winant, “The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State”, in Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, volume III (European Advisory Commission; Austria; Germany), Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, published 1968, page 234Synonyms: UN, United Nations Organization, United Nations Organisation
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Allies of World War II; the countries fighting against the Axis Powers.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
(international coalition): Ellipsis of United Nations Organization.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Verenigde Nasies
- Verenigde Nasiesinternational coalition
Arabic الْأُمَم الْمُتَّحِدَة
- الْأُمَم الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔumam al-muttaḥida)international coalition
Basque Nazio Batuen Erakundea
- Nazio Batuen Erakundeainternational coalition
Bengali জাতিসংঘ
- জাতিসংঘ (jatiśoṅgho)international coalition
Bulgarian Организа́цията на обедине́ните на́ции, Обедине́ните на́ции
- Организа́цията на обедине́ните на́ции (Organizácijata na obedinénite nácii)international coalition
- Обедине́ните на́ции (Obedinénite nácii)international coalition
Catalan Organització de les Nacions Unides
- Organització de les Nacions Unidesinternational coalition
Chinese Cantonese 聯合國 /联合国
- 聯合國 /联合国 (lyun⁴ hap⁶ gwok³)international coalition
Chinese Mandarin 聯合國 /联合国
- 聯合國 /联合国 (Liánhéguó)international coalition
Czech Organizace spojených národů
- Organizace spojených národůinternational coalition
Danish De Forenede Nationer
- De Forenede Nationerinternational coalition
Dutch Verenigde Naties
- Verenigde Natiesinternational coalition
Esperanto Unuiĝintaj Nacioj
- Unuiĝintaj Naciojinternational coalition
Estonian Ühinenud Rahvaste Organisatsioon
- Ühinenud Rahvaste Organisatsiooninternational coalition
Finnish Yhdistyneet kansakunnat
- Yhdistyneet kansakunnatinternational coalition
French Organisation des Nations Unies, Nations Unies
- Organisation des Nations Uniesinternational coalition
- Nations Uniesinternational coalition
German Vereinte Nationen
- Vereinte Nationeninternational coalition
Greek Οργανισμός Ηνωμένων Εθνών, Ηνωμένα Έθνη
- Οργανισμός Ηνωμένων Εθνών (Organismós Inoménon Ethnón)international coalition
- Ηνωμένα Έθνη (Inoména Éthni)international coalition
Hawaiian Nā Aupuni Hui Pū 'ia
- Nā Aupuni Hui Pū 'iainternational coalition
Hebrew האומות המאוחדות, הַאֻמּוֹת הַמְּאֻחָדוֹת
- האומות המאוחדותinternational coalition
- הַאֻמּוֹת הַמְּאֻחָדוֹת (ha'umót ham'ukhadót)international coalition
Hindi संयुक्त राष्ट्र
- संयुक्त राष्ट्र (sãyukt rāṣṭra)international coalition
Hungarian Egyesült Nemzetek Szervezete
- Egyesült Nemzetek Szervezeteinternational coalition
Icelandic Sameinuðu þjóðirnar
- Sameinuðu þjóðirnarinternational coalition
Indonesian Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa
- Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsainternational coalition
Irish Náisiúin Aontaithe
- Náisiúin Aontaitheinternational coalition
Italian Nazioni Unite
- Nazioni Uniteinternational coalition
Japanese 国際連合, 国連
- 国際連合 (Kokusai Rengō)international coalition
- 国連 (Kokuren)international coalition
- ユーエヌ (Yūenu)international coalition
- ＵＮ (ＵＮ)international coalition
Korean 국제 연합, 유엔
- 국제 연합 (Gukje yeonhap)international coalition
- 유엔 (Yuen)international coalition
- 국제 련합 (Gukje ryeonhap)international coalition
Latvian Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācija
- Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācijainternational coalition
Lithuanian Jungtinių Tautų Organizacija
- Jungtinių Tautų Organizacijainternational coalition
Malay Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu
- Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatuinternational coalition
Māori Iwi Fā'ūtaha
- Iwi Fā'ūtahainternational coalition
Norwegian Bokmål De forente nasjoner
- De forente nasjonerinternational coalition
Polish Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonych
- Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonychinternational coalition
Portuguese Organização das Nações Unidas, Nações Unidas
- Organização das Nações Unidasinternational coalition
- Nações Unidasinternational coalition
Punjabi ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ
- ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ (sãyukat rāśṭar)international coalition
Romanian Organizația Națiunilor Unite, Națiunile Unite
- Organizația Națiunilor Uniteinternational coalition
- Națiunile Uniteinternational coalition
- Организация Нациунилор Уните (Organizația Națiunilor Unite)international coalition
- Нациуниле Уните (Națiunile Unite)international coalition
Russian Объединённые На́ции, Организа́ция Объединённых На́ций
- Объединённые На́ции (Obʺjedinjónnyje Nácii)international coalition
- Организа́ция Объединённых На́ций (Organizácija Obʺjedinjónnyx Nácij)international coalition
Scottish Gaelic Na Dùthchannan Aonaichte
- Na Dùthchannan Aonaichteinternational coalition
Slovak Organizácia Spojených národov
- Organizácia Spojených národovinternational coalition
Spanish Organización de las Naciones Unidas, Naciones Unidas
- Organización de las Naciones Unidasinternational coalition
- Naciones Unidasinternational coalition
Swahili Umoja wa Mataifa
- Umoja wa Mataifainternational coalition
Swedish Förenta nationerna
- Förenta nationernainternational coalition
Tagalog Nangagkakaisang Bansa, Samahan ng mga Nagkakaisang Bansa
- Nangagkakaisang Bansainternational coalition
- Samahan ng mga Nagkakaisang Bansainternational coalition
- Mga Bansang Pinagbuklodinternational coalition
Tamil ஐக்கிய நாடுகள், ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் சபை
- ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் (aikkiya nāṭukaḷ)international coalition
- ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் சபை (aikkiya nāṭukaḷ capai)international coalition
- ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் அவை (aikkiya nāṭukaḷ avai)international coalition
Thai สหประชาชาติ
- สหประชาชาติ (sà-hà-bprà-chaa-châat)international coalition
Turkish Birleşmiş Milletler
- Birleşmiş Milletlerinternational coalition
Ukrainian Організа́ція Об'є́днаних На́цій, Об'є́днані На́ції
- Організа́ція Об'є́днаних На́цій (Orhanizácija Obʺjédnanyx Nácij)international coalition
- Об'є́днані На́ції (Obʺjédnani Náciji)international coalition
Urdu اَقْوامِ مُتَّحِدَہ, تَنْظِیمِ اَقْوامِ مُتَّحِدَہ
- اَقْوامِ مُتَّحِدَہ (aqvām-i muttahida)international coalition
- تَنْظِیمِ اَقْوامِ مُتَّحِدَہ (tanzīm-i aqvām-i muttahida)international coalition
Vietnamese Liên Hiệp Quốc, Liên Hợp Quốc
- Liên Hiệp Quốcinternational coalition
- Liên Hợp Quốcinternational coalition
Welsh Cenhedloedd Unedig
- Cenhedloedd Unediginternational coalition
Yiddish פֿאַראייניקטע פֿעלקער
- פֿאַראייניקטע פֿעלקער (fareynikte felker)international coalition
Cite this entry
United Nations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/United%20Nations
“United Nations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/United%20Nations. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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