Joint and Unit

Joint

Joint noun - A place where two or more things are united.

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Unit and joint are semantically related in section topic. In some cases you can use "Unit" instead a noun "Joint".

Nearby Words: joining, jointed, jointly, jointer, jointure

Unit noun - A single undivided whole.

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Joint and unit are semantically related in part topic. Sometimes you can use "Joint" instead a noun "Unit", if it concerns topics such as section.

Nearby Word: unitary

individual	individual joint	individual unit
particular	particular joint	particular unit
complete	complete joint	complete unit
top	top joint	top unit
Other adjectives: single, cheap, strong, large, weak, main, new, major, extra, last, different, giant, eponymous.

Another example would be the joint US/Israeli IS unit that caused a ruckus over the skies of Japan.

Source: Light Novel / Infinite Stratos
The Devil's Brigade, a joint American/Canadian Special Forces unit in WWII and the subject of a decent, if slightly inaccurate, movie.

Source: Red Baron / Real Life
The KOPASKA or Naval Frogmen Unit, modeled on the Navy SEA Ls and with a similar recuriting policy (and have continued joint training with them as it was in the early days of its formation).

Source: Useful Notes / Indonesians with Infantry

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