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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNI'TED, pp. Joined; made to agree; cemented; mixed; attached by growth.
United flowers, are such as have the stamens and pistils in the same flower.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" [ant: divided]
2: of or relating to two people who are married to each other [syn: joined, united]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: circa 1552 1. made one ; combined 2. relating to or produced by joint action <a united effort> 3. being in agreement ; harmonious <a united family> • unitedly adverb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

United U*nit"ed, a. Combined; joined; made one. United Brethren. (Eccl.) See Moravian, n. United flowers (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and pistils in the same flower. The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland; -- so named since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went into operation.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Unite U*nite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. United; p. pr. & vb. n. Uniting.] [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus one. See One.] 1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies. 2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach. Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as one individual soul. --Milton. The king proposed nothing more than to unite his kingdom in one form of worship. --Clarendon. Syn: To add; join; annex; attach. See Add.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When people are united about something, they agree about it and act together. Every party is united on the need for parliamentary democracy... A united effort is always more effective than an isolated complaint. ADJ 2. United is used to describe a country which has been formed from two or more states or countries. ...the first elections to be held in a united Germany for fifty eight years. ADJ 3. United is used in the names of countries which are made up from several states or smaller countries. ...the United States of America. ADJ: ADJ n, in names

Moby Thesaurus

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