English Explanatory Dictionary

bloc

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
  2. A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance.
name
  1. Bloc Québécois

Pronunciation

/blɒk/ /blɑk/ en-us-bloc.ogg en-au-block.ogg

Word forms

bloc blocs the Bloc

Etymology

Borrowed from French bloc (“group, block”), ultimately of Old Dutch origin, from Frankish or Proto-West Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”). Doublet of block.

Related words

choc-a-bloc BQ

Derived words

antibloc Atlantic bloc black bloc bloc chip bloc party blocwide Eastern Bloc interbloc intrabloc nonbloc padded bloc Soviet Bloc superbloc trade bloc Western Bloc Bloquiste
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