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un

/juːˈɛn/

un is the alternative spelling of 'un.

Meaning of 'un

Pronoun

'un (plural 'uns)

  1. (colloquial) One (a thing).
    • Give me one of those round 'uns.
  2. (colloquial, facetious or dialect) One (a person).
    • We've got a clever 'un here!
  3. (West-Country) Him or her.
    • Tom Trevarton had a piece of hoggan weth un.1866, Higham, Dial., 14

Proper noun (1) capitalized: UN

UN

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of United Nations.
    Synonyms:
    UNO

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Un

Un (plural Uns)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of un

Forms of un

Noun
pluraluns
Pronoun
pluraluns
Proper noun
alternative formU.N.
pluralUns

Words formed from un

Phrases with un

Words that rhyme with un

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Questions about un

What does un mean?
Un means a surname.
What is un the alternative spelling of?
Un is the alternative spelling of 'un.
What part of speech is un?
Un is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce un?
Un is pronounced /juːˈɛn/.

Words near un in the dictionary

  1. umwelts
  2. umwhile
  3. umzimbeet
  4. Umzinto
  5. umZulu
  6. un
  7. UN General Assembly
  8. Un Long
  9. UN Security Council
  10. UN*X
  11. UN*Xes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: un (page history and authors); UN (page history and authors); Un (page history and authors); 'un (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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