united : Idioms & Phrases


The United Kingdom

  • Great Britain and Ireland; so named since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went into operation.
Webster 1913

United Brethren

  • . (Eccl.) See Moravian, n.
Webster 1913

United flowers

  • (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and pistils in the same flower.
Webster 1913

United Greeks

  • (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; called also uniats.
Webster 1913