Schengen

//ˈʃɛŋ.ən// name

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  1. 1
    A town in southeastern Luxembourg.
  2. 2
    The Schengen Agreement: a treaty between countries in continental Europe abolishing mutual border controls and standardizing visa policy.

    "As is the case for the other Member States participating in Schengen, Greece issues, on the one hand, Schengen uniform visas, and on the other, national long-stay visas for stays exceeding three months."

  3. 3
    The Schengen Area; the area over which the Schengen Agreement applies.

    "One of the requirements in Schengen, quite practically, is that you have configure airports so that you can separate out your air travellers from those who are travelling within Schengen and those who are not."

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"Trump issued a ban late Wednesday on foreign travelers who recently visited Europe's Schengen Area."

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Schengen AgreementSchengen AreaSchengen realmSchengen visaschengen area

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