🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

wiedervereinigen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈviːdɐfɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪnɪɡn̩/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reunite/ˌriː.juːˈnaɪt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Familie wurde nach dem Krieg wiedervereinigt."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To come together again or bring people together again after a period of separation.

    "The long-lost siblings were finally able to reunite after twenty years apart."
  2. 2

    To restore something broken or divided into a single entity or state.

    "The treaty sought to reunite the divided nation under a single government."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin prefix re- (again) combined with unite, which stems from Latin unitus, the past participle of unire (to make one). The term emerged in the late 16th century, originally denoting the restoration of political unity or harmony before expanding to describe people coming back together after separation.

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