united nations
/juˌnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An international coalition, founded in 1945 and headquartered in New York City, that aims to promote global co-operation and maintain international order.
name
The Allies of World War II; the countries fighting against the Axis Powers.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "jill and i were married by a catholic priest at the United Nations chapel in New York City in June 1977."
- "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."
- "United 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."
- "United Nations on the march with flags unfurled Together fight for victory, a free new world"
- "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."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
the United Nations (canonical)