Unifor

See also: UNIFOR

English

Etymology 1

Since 2013, when it was formed by the merger of earlier unions from various industries. By surface analysis, the name was evidently chosen for its connotations of unifying and being for the workers. Compare also Unison.

Proper noun

Unifor

  2. A large general trade union in Canada.

Etymology 2

From Portuguese Unifor.

Proper noun

Unifor

  2. The University of Fortaleza (Universidade de Fortaleza) in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
    Alternative form: UNIFOR

Portuguese

Etymology

An acronym from Uni(versidade) (de) For(taleza), in parallel with the naming of the rest of the system of state and federal universities in Brazil, most of which have similar acronyms beginning with UNI- (in their original all-caps styling) or Uni- (in modern styling increasingly used in the 21st century).

Proper noun

Unifor f

  2. The University of Fortaleza (Universidade de Fortaleza) in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
    Alternative form: UNIFOR
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