Eu

//ˌiː ˈjuː// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of expanded universe. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  2. 2
    an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members wordnet
  3. 3
    a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of European Union. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "France and Belgium led the drive for British chocolate to be renamed 'vegelate' before it could be sold abroad, but they lost that battle. Now an updated EU chocolate directive obliges all EU countries to accept all chocolate[…]"

Synonyms

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atomic number 63common marketececeeceec

Example

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"EU finance ministers agreed on a permanent support system for distressed eurozone countries on Monday."

Related phrases

EU EnglishEU-speakEU-wide

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