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personal unions

personal unions is the plural of personal union.

Meaning of personal union

Noun

personal union (countable and uncountable, plural personal unions)

  1. (historical) The situation of two or more states sharing the same monarch, usually also with shared dynastic succession.
    • The United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, also known variously as the United Kingdoms, Sweden and Norway or Sweden–Norway, was a personal union of the separate kingdoms of Sweden and Norway under a common monarch and common foreign policy that lasted from 1814 until its peaceful dissolution in 1905.
    Synonyms:
    composite monarchy, composite state
  2. (Christian) Hypostatic union; the union of Christ's humanity and divinity in one individual existence (person).

Questions about personal unions

What is personal unions the plural of?
Personal unions is the plural of personal union.

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