[ree-yoon-yuh
n] 
| 1. | the act of uniting again. |
| 2. | the state of being united again. |
| 3. | a gathering of relatives, friends, or associates at regular intervals or after separation: a family reunion. |
[ree-yoon-yuhn; Fr. rey-y-nyawn] | an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar: an overseas department of France. 692,204; 970 sq. mi. (2512 sq. km). Capital: St. Denis. |
| re·un·ion (rē-yōōn'yən) n.
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| Ré·un·ion (rē-yōōn'yən, rā-ü-nyôɴ') An island of France in the western Indian Ocean southwest of Mauritius. Previously uninhabited, it was visited by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and first colonized by the French in the mid-1600s as the Isle de Bourbon. Renamed Réunion in 1793, it became an overseas department in 1946. |