United Nations

== English == === Etymology === (international coalition): Ellipsis of United Nations Organization. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /juˌnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz/, /jʊ-/ === Proper noun === the United Nations (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. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:United Nations. (in the plural, historical) The Allies of World War II; the countries fighting against the Axis Powers. ==== Synonyms ==== UN, United Nations Organization, United Nations Organisation (formal) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== League of Nations === Further reading === http://www.un.org/ “United Nations”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “United Nations”, in Merriam-Webster.com 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, 2011–present. “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: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.