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Auto Union en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɔtoʊ ˈjuni.ən/ without the cot–caught merger
  • /ˌɔto ˈjʉne.ən/ (Scotland)
  • /ˌɔːtəʊ ˈjuːni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌoːtəʉ ˈjʉːni.ən/ (Australia)
  • /ˌoːtɐʉ ˈjʉːni.ən/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌɑtoʊ ˈjuni.ən/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • /ˌoːtəw ˈjʉwnɪjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From German Auto + Union.

Meanings

  1. Auto Union AG, a German former automobile manufacturer (1932-48).
  2. Auto Union GmbH, a German former automobile manufacturer (1949-69); the successor company to Auto Union AG and one of the predecessors to the modern Audi.