reunification

[ ree-yoo-nuh-fi-key-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the joining back together of people or things that were separated; reunion:
The summit facilitated dialogue that would eventually contribute to German reunification.
This new immigration law favors immigrants seeking reunification with parents, spouses, and children.

First recorded in 1870–75; re- ( def ) + unification ( def )

Barring reunification, a North Korean collapse or war, the trends that created these weapons will undoubtedly continue.

Before the 2002 temporary order, after all, Israel permitted family reunification (roughly 140,000 from 1992-2002).

The real change occurred in 1993, when his father was diagnosed with cancer and Dajani was granted a family reunification visa.

The (perhaps misplaced) belief in peaceful reunification is addressed in a pretty smart way, for example.

The trial of Beate Zschäpe, seen the most important in post-reunification Germany, gets under way today.

A great unfinished task is the reunification of Germany through self-determination.

The people of all Vietnam should make a free decision on the great question of reunification.

With the reunification of the country, new needs had to be addressed: qualified teachers, adequate facilities, financing.

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