MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 11: Sweden and the world
union
Swedish word. In English: union (of states)
When two or more countries are joined under the same leadership or cooperate in a fixed organisation.
Facts about the word
- After the Napoleonic Wars, Norway was forced into a union with Sweden. Norway peacefully became an independent state in 1905. Sverige i fokus s. 40
- The EU, the European Union, is political and economic cooperation between European countries that started after the Second World War to create peace and stability. Sverige i fokus s. 39
- Sweden has been a member of the EU since 1995. Sverige i fokus s. 39
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A union is a bond between countries, like Sweden and Norway in the past or the EU today. It is not a building and not a tax.
The word belongs to Chapter 11: Sweden and the world in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.