United Nations

English

Etymology

(international coalition): Ellipsis of United Nations Organization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juˌnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz/, /jʊ-/

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Proper noun

the United Nations

2. (in the singular) An international coalition, founded in 1945 and headquartered in New York City, that aims to promote global co-operation and maintain international order.
   • 1950 September 1, Harry S. Truman, 3:28 from the start, in MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People‎^[1], Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:

     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.

   • 2007, Joe Biden, Promises to Keep‎^[2], New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 117:

     jill and i were married by a catholic priest at the United Nations chapel in New York City in June 1977.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:United Nations.
3. (in the plural, historical) The Allies of World War II; the countries fighting against the Axis Powers.
   • 1942 February 23, “Dutchman's Chance”, in TIME‎^[3], archived from the original on 7 March 2008:

     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.

   • 1943 November 27, Information Service‎^[4], volume XXII, number 39, New York, N.Y.:

     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.

   • 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 B:

     United Nations on the march with flags unfurled
     Together fight for victory, a free new world

   • 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 234:

     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.

Abbreviations

• UN

Synonyms

• United Nations Organization, United Nations Organisation (formal)

Derived terms

• United Nations Economic and Social Council
• United Nations General Assembly

 

Translations

international coalition

• Abkhaz: Еидгылоу Амилаҭқәа Рорганизациа (Ejdgəlow Amilatkʷa Rorganizacja)
• Acehnese: Persjarikatan Bangsa-Bangsa
• Afrikaans: Verenigde Nasies
• Albanian: Organizata e Kombeve të Bashkuara
• Amharic: የተባበሩት መንግሥታት ድርጅት (yätäbabärut mängəśtat dərǧət)
• Apache:

  Western Apache: please add this translation if you can

• Arabic: الْأُمَم الْمُتَّحِدَة f pl (al-ʔumam al-muttaḥida)
• Armenian: Միավորված ազգերի կազմակերպություն (hy) (Miavorvac azgeri kazmakerputʻyun)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܸܡܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܲܝܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ f pl (imwātē mḥaydātē)
• Azerbaijani: Birləşmiş Millətlər Təşkilatı (az)
• Balinese: Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa
• Bashkir: Берләшкән Милләттәр Ойошмаһы (Berləşkən Milləttər Oyoşmahı)
• Basque: Nazio Batuen Erakundea
• Belarusian: Арганіза́цыя Аб'ядна́ных На́цый f (Arhanizácyja Abʺjadnányx Nácyj), Аб'ядна́ныя На́цыі f pl (Abʺjadnányja Nácyi)
• Bengali: জাতিসংঘ (bn) (jatiśoṅgho)
• Bikol Central: Nagkakasararong Nasyon
• Bislama: Yunaeted Nesen
• Breton: Aozadur ar Broadoù Unanet f
• Bulgarian: Организа́цията на обедине́ните на́ции f (Organizácijata na obedinénite nácii), Обедине́ните на́ции f pl (Obedinénite nácii)
• Burmese: ကုလသမဂ္ဂ (my) (ku.la.sa.magga.)
• Catalan: Organització de les Nacions Unides f
• Chamorro: Unidas Nasion
• Chechen: Вовшахкхетта Къаьмнийн Организаци (Vovšaxqetta Qʼämniı̇n Organizaci)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 聯合國／联合国 (lyun⁴ hap⁶ gwok³)

  Hakka: 聯合國／联合国 (Lièn-ha̍p-koet)

  Mandarin: 聯合國／联合国 (zh) (Liánhéguó)

• Cornish: Kenedhlow Unys f pl
• Crimean Tatar: Birleşken Milletler Teşkilâtı
• Czech: Organizace spojených národů (cs) f
• Danish: De Forenede Nationer c pl
• Dhivehi: އެކުވެރި ދައުލަތްތައް (ekuveri daulat̊tak̊)
• Dutch: Verenigde Naties (nl) f pl
• Esperanto: Unuiĝintaj Nacioj
• Estonian: Ühinenud Rahvaste Organisatsioon (et)
• Faroese: Sameindu Tjóðir f
• Fijian: Matabose Kei Vuravura
• Finnish: Yhdistyneet kansakunnat (fi)
• French: Organisation des Nations Unies (fr) f, Nations Unies (fr) f pl
• Galician: Organización das Nacións Unidas (gl) f
• Georgian: გაერთიანებული ერების ორგანიზაცია (gaertianebuli erebis organizacia)
• German: Vereinte Nationen (de) f pl
• Greek: Οργανισμός Ηνωμένων Εθνών (el) m (Organismós Inoménon Ethnón), (rare) Ηνωμένα Έθνη (el) n pl (Inoména Éthni)
• Guaraní: Tetãnguéra Joaju
• Gujarati: સંયુક્ત રાષ્ટ્રસંઘ ? (sãyukt rāṣṭrasaṅgh)
• Hausa: Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya
• Hawaiian: Nā Aupuni Hui Pū 'ia
• Hebrew: האומות המאוחדות / הַאֻמּוֹת הַמְּאֻחָדוֹת f pl (ha'umót ham'ukhadót)
• Hindi: संयुक्त राष्ट्र m (sãyukt rāṣṭra)
• Hungarian: Egyesült Nemzetek Szervezete (hu)
• Icelandic: Sameinuðu þjóðirnar f pl
• Ido: Unionita Nacioni (io)
• Indonesian: Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (id)
• Irish: Náisiúin Aontaithe m pl
• Italian: Nazioni Unite f pl
• Japanese: 国際連合 (ja) (こくさいれんごう, Kokusai Rengō), 国連 (ja) (こくれん, Kokuren), ユーエヌ (Yūenu), ＵＮ (ja) (ＵＮ)
• Javanese: Pasarékatan Bangsa-Bangsa
• Kazakh: Біріккен Ұлттар Ұйымы (Bırıkken Ūlttar Ūiymy)
• Khmer: អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ (km) (ʼɑngkaa saʼhaʼ prɑɑciəciət)
• Korean: 국제 연합(國際聯合) (Gukje Yeonhap), 유엔 (Yuen), 국제련합(國際聯合) (Gukjeryeonhap) (North Korea)
• Kumyk: Бирлешген Миллетлени Къуруму (Birleşgen Milletleni Qurumu)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Neteweyên Yekbûyî (ku)

• Kyrgyz: Бириккен Улуттар Уюму (Birikken Uluttar Uyumu)
• Ladin: Nazions Unides f pl
• Lao: ສະຫະປະຊາຊາດ (lo) (sa ha pa sā sāt)
• Latvian: Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācija f
• Lithuanian: Jungtinių Tautų Organizacija (lt) f
• Macedonian: Обеди́нети на́ции (Obedíneti nácii), Организа́ција на обедине́тите на́ции (Organizácija na obedinétite nácii)
• Malagasy: Firenena Mikambana
• Malay: Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu
• Malayalam: ഐക്യരാഷ്ട്രസഭ (ml) (aikyarāṣṭrasabha)
• Maltese: Il-Ġnus Maqgħuda
• Manx: Ashoonyn Unnaneysit m pl
• Maori: Iwi Fā'ūtaha
• Marathi: संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघ ? (saiyukta rāṣṭrasaṅgha), संयुक्त राष्ट्रे ? (saiyukta rāṣṭre)
• Marshallese: please add this translation if you can
• Mirandese: Naçones Ounidas, Ourganizaçon de las Naçones Ounidas
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Нэгдсэн Үндэстний Байгууллага (Negdsen Ündestnii Bajguullaga) (Mongolia), Олон Улсын Холбоот Байгуулага (Olon Ulsyn Xolboot Bajguulaga) (China)

  Mongolian: ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠳᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ
  ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ
  ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠭᠤᠯᠤᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (nigedüɣsen ündüsten-ü bayiɣululag-a), ᠣᠯᠠᠨ
  ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠤᠨ
  ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠣᠭᠠᠲᠤ
  ᠪᠠᠢᠭᠤᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (olan ulus-un qolboɣatu baiɣulg-a)

• Nahuatl: Tlacetililli Tlacatiyan
• Nauruan: please add this translation if you can
• Navajo: Nahasdzáán Bikáaʼgi Kéyah Naaznilgo Ałhidadiidzooígíí
• Nepali: संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ (samyukta rāṣṭra saṅgha)
• Norman: Les Nâtions Unnies f pl
• North Frisian: Feriand Natjuunen ?
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: De forente nasjoner m pl

  Nynorsk: Dei sameinte nasjonane m pl

• Occitan: Organizacion de las Nacions Unidas f
• Ossetian: Иугонд Нациты Организаци (Iwgond Nacity Organizaci)
• Papiamentu: Nashonan Uni
• Pashto: ملگري ملتونه
• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: سازْمانِ مِلَلِ مُتَّحِد (fa) (sâzmân-e melal-e mottahed), سازْمانِ مِلَل (sâzmân-e melal)

• Plains Apache: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonych (pl) f
• Portuguese: Organização das Nações Unidas f, Nações Unidas f pl
• Punjabi: ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ? (sãyukat rāśṭar)
• Quechua: Huñusqa Aylluskakuna
• Romanian: Organizația Națiunilor Unite f, Națiunile Unite f pl or f

  Cyrillic: Организация Нациунилор Уните f (Organizația Națiunilor Unite), Нациуниле Уните f pl or f (Națiunile Unite)

• Romansch: Organisaziun da las Naziuns Unidas ?
• Russian: Объединённые На́ции f pl (Obʺjedinjónnyje Nácii), Организа́ция Объединённых На́ций f (Organizácija Obʺjedinjónnyx Nácij)
• Samoan: Malo Afaatasi
• Scottish Gaelic: Na Dùthchannan Aonaichte f pl
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ујѐдӣњенӣ на́роди m pl, Уједињене нације f pl

  Roman: Ujèdīnjenī národi (sh) m pl, Ujedinjene nacije f pl

• Sicilian: please add this translation if you can
• Sinhalese: එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සංවිධානය ? (eksat jātīngē saṁwidhānaya)
• Slovak: Organizácia Spojených národov f
• Slovene: Organizacija združenih narodov f
• Somali: Qaramada Midoobay
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: Zjadnośone narody f pl

  Upper Sorbian: Zjednoćene narody f pl

• Southern Altai: Бириккен Уктар (Birikken Uktar)
• Spanish: Organización de las Naciones Unidas f, Naciones Unidas (es) f pl
• Sranan Tongo: Verenigde Nâsi
• Swahili: Umoja wa Mataifa
• Swedish: Förenta nationerna c pl
• Tagalog: Nangagkakaisang Bansa, Samahan ng mga Nagkakaisang Bansa, Mga Bansang Pinagbuklod
• Tahitian: Nunaa Amui
• Tajik: Созмони Милали Муттаҳид (Sozmon-i Milal-i Muttahid)
• Tamil: ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் சபை (aikkiya nāṭukaḷ capai), ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் (aikkiya nāṭukaḷ) (Sri Lanka), ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் அவை (aikkiya nāṭukaḷ avai),
• Tatar: Берләшкән Милләтләр Оешмасы (Berläşkän Millätlär Oyeşması)
• Telugu: ఐక్యరాజ్యసమితి (te) (aikyarājyasamiti)
• Thai: สหประชาชาติ (sà-hà-bprà-chaa-châat)
• Tibetan: མཉམ་འབྲེལ་རྒྱལ་ཚོགས། (mnyam 'brel rgyal tshogs)
• Tok Pisin: Yunaitet Nesen
• Tokelauan: Mālō Kaufakatahi
• Tongan: Ngaahi Pule'anga Fakatahatahá
• Turkish: Birleşmiş Milletler (tr)
• Turkmen: Birleşen Milletler Guramasy
• Ukrainian: Організа́ція Об'є́днаних На́цій f (Orhanizácija Obʺjédnanyx Nácij), Об'є́днані На́ції f pl (Obʺjédnani Náciji)
• Urdu: اَقْوامِ مُتَّحِدَہ f (aqvām-i muttahida), تَنْظِیمِ اَقْوامِ مُتَّحِدَہ f (tanzīm-i aqvām-i muttahida)
• Uzbek: Birlashgan millatlar tashkiloti
• Vietnamese: Liên Hiệp Quốc (vi), Liên Hợp Quốc (vi) (聯合國)
• Welsh: Cenhedloedd Unedig f pl
• West Frisian: Feriene Naasjes
• Xhosa: Izizwe ezimanyeneyo
• Yakut: Холбоһуктаах Нациялар Тэрилтэлэрэ (Qolbohuktaaq Natsiyalar Teriltelere)
• Yiddish: פֿאַראייניקטע פֿעלקער n pl (fareynikte felker)
• Yoruba: Àgbájọ àwọn Orílẹ̀-èdè Aṣọ̀kan

See also

• League of Nations

Further reading

• http://www.un.org/
• “United Nations”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “United Nations”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “United Nations”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “United Nations”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “United Nations”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
• “United Nations”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “United Nations, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.