unification
Americannoun
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the process of unifying or uniting; union.
the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- Synonyms:
- coalition, merger, consolidation
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the state or condition of being unified.
The unification of the manufacturing and distribution functions under one executive has advantages.
- Synonyms:
- coalition, merger, consolidation
noun
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an act, instance, or process of uniting
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the state of being united
Other Word Forms
- nonunification noun
- preunification adjective
- reunification noun
Etymology
Origin of unification
Explanation
Unification describes the bringing together of two or more things so they become a single unit. If your marriage turns your feuding families into one big happy group, you pulled off a unification that would make Romeo and Juliet jealous. Unification comes from the word unify, which traces back to the Middle French word unifier, meaning "to make into one." Unification often happens in the corporate world, and you might have heard the term merger used to describe this process. If two or more companies decide to become a single company in order to benefit their business, they must first go through a legal process to complete the unification.
Vocabulary lists containing unification
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Example Sentences
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The intelligence community "assesses that Chinese leaders do not currently plan to execute an invasion of Taiwan in 2027, nor do they have a fixed timeline for achieving unification," said its Annual Threat Assessment report.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
"In 2026, Beijing probably will continue seeking to set the conditions for eventual unification with Taiwan short of conflict," the report said.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
WSJ: What can the central bank do to increase the global role of the euro in a way that also brings in a stronger unification and de-fragmentation of European capital markets?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
Elsewhere in the division, WBA champion Stephanie Han and Turkey's IBF title holder Elif Nur Turhan, who has eight knockouts in 12 wins, offer unification possibilities.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
It was also difficult in traditional New Guinea, where rugged terrain and the long backbone of high mountains prevented any significant progress toward political and linguistic unification.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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