United Nations

United Nations

Abbr. UN

An international organization composed of most of the countries of the world. It was founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development.

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United Nations

n (functioning as singular or plural)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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 Abbreviation UN

2. (Historical Terms) (Military) (in World War II) a coalition of 26 nations that signed a joint declaration in Jan. 1942, pledging their full resources to defeating the Axis powers

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

United Nations - an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security UN global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries General Assembly - the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations United Nations Secretariat - the administrative arm of the United Nations Security Council, SC - a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace Trusteeship Council, TC - a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC - a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission - a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations International Court of Justice, World Court - a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations UN agency, United Nations agency - an agency of the United Nations

Translations

United Nations n the United Nations → le Nazioni Unite, l'Organizzazione f delle Nazioni Unite

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United Nations n the United Nations → le Nazioni Unite, l'Organizzazione f delle Nazioni Unite

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United Nations → الأمم المتحدة Spojené národy de Forenede Nationer Vereinte Nationen Ηνωμένα Έθνη Organización de las Naciones Unidas Yhdistyneet kansakunnat Nations Unies Ujedinjeni narodi Nazioni Unite 国際連合 국제연합 Verenigde Naties Forente Nasjoner Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonych Nações Unidas Организация Объединенных Наций Förenta nationerna องค์การสหประชาชาติ Birleşmiş Milletler Tổ chức Liên hiệp quốc 联合国