"French Union" meaning in English

See French Union in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the French Union [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|def=1|head=French Union}} the French Union
  1. (historical) A constitutional-political structure created by France’s Constitution in 1946 to replace the colonial empire with a more integrated, semifederal association of metropolitan France and its overseas territories. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-French_Union-en-name-elMtN~ES Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, History of France
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