/yooh'neuh fi kay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
2. the state or condition of being unified: The unification of the manufacturing and distribution functions under one executive has advantages.
[ 1850-55; UNI(FY) + -FICATION ]
Syn. 1, 2. consolidation, merger, coalition.