La Union

See also: La Unión

English

Alternative forms

• LU, Elyu, elyu

Etymology

From Spanish La Unión.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ ʔʊˈɲon/

Proper noun

La Union

1. A province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: San Fernando.

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Cebuano: La Union
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 拉烏尼翁 / 拉乌尼翁 (laai¹ wu¹ nei⁴ jung¹)

  Hokkien: 拉烏尼翁 / 拉乌尼翁 (La o͘-nî-ong)

  Mandarin: 拉烏尼翁 / 拉乌尼翁 (Lāwūníwēng)

• French: La Union
• Ilocano: La Union
• Japanese: ラウニオン (Raunion)
• Korean: 라우니온 (raunion)
• Pangasinan: La Union
• Russian: Ла-Унион (La-Union)
• Spanish: La Unión
• Tagalog: La Union

Anagrams

• unional

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish La Unión.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: La U‧nion
• IPA^(key): /ˌla ʔunˈjon/ [ˌl̪a ʔʊn̪ˈjon̪]

Proper noun

La Union

1. La Union (a province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish La Unión, from the union of several districts into a new province in 1850.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌla ˈʔunjon/ [ˌla ˈʔu.ɲon]
• Hyphenation: La U‧nion

Proper noun

La Unión

1. La Union (a province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: San Fernando)

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish La Unión, from the union of several districts into a new province in 1850.

Proper noun

La Unión

1. La Union (a province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: San Fernando)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• LU, Elyu, elyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish La Unión, from the union of several districts into a new province in 1850.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /la ʔunˈjon/ [lɐ ʔʊˈɲon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /la ʔunˈjon/ [lɐ ʔʊn̪ˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: La Un‧ion

Proper noun

La Unión (Baybayin spelling ᜎ ᜂᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. La Union (a province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: San Fernando)

See also

• (provinces of the Philippines) mga lalawigan ng Pilipinas; Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Benguet, Biliran, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Guimaras, Hilagang Cotabato, Hilagang Samar, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Kapuluang Dinagat, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Marinduque, Masbate, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain Province, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Nueva Vizcaya, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Saranggani, Silangang Samar, Siquijor, Sorsogon, Sulu, Sultan Kudarat, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Timog Cotabato, Timog Leyte, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, ^{(Category: tl:Provinces of the Philippines)}

Further reading

• “La Union”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018