English Explanatory Dictionary

European Union

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.
  2. An antifascist resistance group active during Germany’s Nazi era.

Pronunciation

/ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ /ˌjɔːɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ /ˌjʊɹəˈpiən ˈjunjən/ /ˌjɝɹəˈpi.ən ˈjunjən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-European Union.wav En-the European Union.oga

Word forms

European Union the European Union

Etymology

Formed as European + Union, in the sense of the resistance group, after the German Europäische Union.

Synonyms

EUSSR

Related words

EU mul:EU E.U.
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