civil union

• enPR: sĭv′əl yo͞on′yən
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪv.əl ˈjuːn.jən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪv.əl ˈjun.jən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪv.əl ˈjʉːn.jən/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌsəv.əl ˈjʉːn.jən/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪv.əl ˈjʉn.jən/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪv.il ˈjuːn.jon/
• Hyphenation: civ‧il un‧ion

civil union (plural civil unions)

2. A legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have.

• (similar arrangement in various jurisdictions): civil union (several states in the U.S.), domestic partnership (several states in the U.S.), registered partnership (California), registered relationship (Victoria, Australia), significant relationship (Tasmania, Australia)

• “civil union”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.