uns

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abbreviation for the United Nations: an international organization that was established in 1945 and aims to solve world problems in a peaceful way:

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The UN has decided to impose sanctions.

used to add the meaning "not", "lacking", or "the opposite of" before adjectives, adverbs, verbs, and nouns:

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unrealistic

unhappily

unscrew

unfairness

relating to the UN (= the United Nations):

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the UN Security Council

UN troops

one:

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Mira will fit in the back of the car - she's only a little 'un!

used to add the meaning "not," "lacking," or "the opposite of" to adjectives, adverbs, verbs, and nouns:

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unaided; unalterable; unaltered; unanticipated; unappreciated; unapproachable; unassigned; unassisted; unattainable; unbiased; uncommunicative; unconfined; unconvinced; uncultured; undefined; undiminished; uneconomical; unlicensed; unmodified; unmonitored; unmotivated; unobtainable; unpublished; unregulated; unrestricted; unrestrictive; unscheduled; unstressed; unstructured; unsustainable

abbreviation for United Nations (= an international organization that was established in 1945 to maintain world peace)

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