United Nations Organization

English

Alternative forms

• United Nations Organisation (British spelling)
• UNO (initialism)

Proper noun

the United Nations Organization

1. (formal) Synonym of United Nations.

Usage notes

• This form is sometimes considered a “fuller” form of United Nations. It might be associated with the organization’s name in other languages, such as French Organisation des Nations Unies or Spanish Organización de las Naciones Unidas, which designate it specifically as an “organization” in their name.

Further reading

• “United Nations Organization, n.” under “United Nations, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2019.
• “United Nations Organization”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “United Nations Organization”, in Collins English Dictionary.