unified

adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unified (audio)
: brought together as one
Although police subculture is often treated as a unified and coherent whole, it is, in fact, riven by conflict and contradictions in normative orders.Steve Herbert
For the rebels, loss of these bases was not only tactical but also factional: members of what had been considered a unified ethnic group and the core of the rebel movements in Burma could no longer maintain their group integrity.Curtis N. Thomson
As it is, the fact of a single unified sovereignty ensures that these regions must remain persistently stunted relative to those of central Japan.Jane Jacobs
In fact, our culture is not one unified system but rather consists of competing systems …Thomas McLaughlin

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Both are palliatives but not cures to the challenge of creating a unified legal function capable of serving the needs of digital/AI-era business. Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 When Italy became a unified country in 1861, the royal family of Savoy became its rulers, and Turin—not Rome—became the country’s first capital. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025 Surely, both equity and choice in schools do not need to be at odds—our children deserve futures achieved through both high aspirations and reasonable, unified policy. Mallory Hutchings-Tryon / Made By History, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025 Automakers in the United States, Canada and Mexico have operated as a relatively unified market for years because of the NAFTA trade deal and the USMCA treaty that replaced it. Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unified

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unified was in 1859

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“Unified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unified. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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