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US/riːˌjuː.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
UK/ˌriː.juː.nɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the process of joining the parts of a divided country or group into one again
In context
Vietnam celebrates national reunification on the 30th of April every year.
German reunification took place in 1990, less than a year after the Berlin Wall fell.
Leaders on both sides say peaceful reunification is still their long-term goal.
Words that go with reunification
adjective + noun
- German reunificationBerlin changed enormously in the decades after German reunification.
- national reunificationThe museum has a large exhibition about the years before national reunification.
- peaceful reunificationBoth governments said they wanted a peaceful reunification.
noun + preposition
- reunification ofThe reunification of the country brought big changes to the south.
noun + noun
- family reunificationThe new rules make family reunification harder for refugees.
- Reunification DayMany people travel home during the Reunification Day holiday.