- [uncountable, singular] the state of being in agreement and working together; the state of being joined together to form one unit
- European unity
- a plea for unity within the party
- unity of purpose
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb2- He restored peace and unity in the country after years of civil war.
- She brought unity to her people.
- The dispute has destroyed unity among the workers.
- We aim to promote national unity at a time of crisis.
- The party is calling for greater political and economic unity in Europe.
- a degree of unity between faculty and students
- a government of national unity
- a leader who gave her people a strong sense of unity
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- greater
- essential
- …
- achieve
- bring
- bring about
- …
- in unity
- unity among
- unity between
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- a sense of unity
- a show of unity
- unity in diversity
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- [uncountable] (in art, design, etc.) the quality of looking or being complete in a natural and attractive way
- The design lacks unity.
- the organic unity of Raphael's picture
- [countable] (specialist) (in literature and theatre) any of the principles of classical or neoclassical theatre that limit the action of a play to a single story, day and place
- the unities of action, time and place
- [singular] (formal) a single thing that may consist of a number of different parts
- If society is to exist as a unity, its members must have shared values.
- [uncountable] (mathematics) the number one
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French unite, from Latin unitas, from unus ‘one’.
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