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<link:definition>052 - Disclosure - Condensed Financial Statements of United Community Banks Inc. (Parent Only) (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>054 - Disclosure - Mergers and Acquisitions (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>055 - Disclosure - Mergers and Acquisitions (Parentheticals) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>058 - Disclosure - Mergers and Acquisitions (Parentheticals) (Details 2)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>059 - Disclosure - Mergers and Acquisitions (Details 3)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>061 - Disclosure - Mergers and Acquisitions (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>062 - Disclosure - Mergers and Acquisitions (Detail Textuals 1)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>063 - Disclosure - Cash Flows (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>064 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Offsetting and Repurchase Agreements Accounted for as Secured Borrowings (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>065 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Offsetting and Repurchase Agreements Accounted for as Secured Borrowings (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>066 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>067 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>068 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 2)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>069 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 3)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>070 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 4)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>071 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 5)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>072 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>073 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>074 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://ucbi.com/role/LoansAndAllowanceForCreditLossesDetails2" id="LoansAndAllowanceForCreditLossesDetails2">
<link:definition>075 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 2)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>076 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 3)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>077 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 4)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://ucbi.com/role/LoansAndAllowanceForCreditLossesDetails5" id="LoansAndAllowanceForCreditLossesDetails5">
<link:definition>078 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 5)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>079 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 6)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>080 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 7)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>081 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 8)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>082 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 9)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>083 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 10)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>084 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 11)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>085 - Disclosure - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>086 - Disclosure - Premises and Equipment (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>087 - Disclosure - Premises and Equipment (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>088 - Disclosure - Premises and Equipment (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>089 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>090 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>093 - Disclosure - Servicing Rights (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>094 - Disclosure - Servicing Rights (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>095 - Disclosure - Servicing Rights (Details 2)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>096 - Disclosure - Servicing Rights (Details 3)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>097 - Disclosure - Servicing Rights (Details 4)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>098 - Disclosure - Servicing Rights (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>099 - Disclosure - Deposits (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>100 - Disclosure - Deposits (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>101 - Disclosure - Federal Home Loan Bank Advances (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>102 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>103 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>105 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>106 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>107 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>108 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>109 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>110 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Details 2)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>111 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Details 3)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>112 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>113 - Disclosure - Pension and Employee Benefit Plans (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>114 - Disclosure - Pension and Employee Benefit Plans (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>115 - Disclosure - Pension and Employee Benefit Plans (Details 2)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://ucbi.com/role/PensionAndEmployeeBenefitPlansDetails3" id="PensionAndEmployeeBenefitPlansDetails3">
<link:definition>116 - Disclosure - Pension and Employee Benefit Plans (Details 3)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://ucbi.com/role/PensionAndEmployeeBenefitPlansDetails4" id="PensionAndEmployeeBenefitPlansDetails4">
<link:definition>117 - Disclosure - Pension and Employee Benefit Plans (Details 4)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://ucbi.com/role/PensionAndEmployeeBenefitPlansDetailTextuals" id="PensionAndEmployeeBenefitPlansDetailTextuals">
<link:definition>118 - Disclosure - Pension and Employee Benefit Plans (Detail Textuals)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>119 - Disclosure - Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>120 - Disclosure - Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 1)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>121 - Disclosure - Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 2)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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