reunification

re·u·ni·fy

(rē-yo͞o′nə-fī′)

tr.v. re·u·ni·fied, re·u·ni·fy·ing, re·u·ni·fies

To cause (a group, party, state, or sect) to become unified again after being divided.

re·u′ni·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

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Noun

reunification - the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990"

reunion

jointure, uniting, unification, conjugation, union - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"

homecoming - an annual school or university reunion for graduates

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Wiedervereinigung

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réunification

reunification

[ˈriːˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → reunificación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

reunification

[ˌriːjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n [country, city] → réunification f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reunification

n → Wiedervereinigung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

reunification

[ˌriːjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → riunificazione f

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