No. 341 in Latvian
savienības
"Unions" or "alliances."
In a sentence
Eiropas Savienības valstu pārstāvji tikās sanāksmē.
Representatives of the European Union countries met at the meeting.
In this sentence, "Savienības" refers to the European Union as a proper noun indicating a specific union of states.
Savienības veidošana prasīja daudz laika un pūļu.
The formation of the alliance took a lot of time and effort.
Here, "Savienības" is used to denote an alliance or a union that is being formed, illustrating its general meaning.
Institūcija darbojas, ievērojot savienības spēkā esošos noteikumus.
The institution operates in accordance with the applicable union regulations.
In this case, "savienības" is used to indicate a particular set of rules or principles governing a type of union or organization.
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