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Definition of European union
1. Noun. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members. "He tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
Generic synonyms: Global Organization, International Organisation, International Organization, World Organisation, World Organization
Member holonyms: Danmark, Denmark, Kingdom Of Denmark, Kingdom Of Sweden, Sverige, Sweden, Deutschland, Federal Republic Of Germany, Frg, Germany, Finland, Republic Of Finland, Suomi, Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic, Italia, Italian Republic, Italy, Austria, Oesterreich, Republic Of Austria, Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium, Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic Of Ireland, France, French Republic, Holland, Kingdom Of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands, Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Portugal, Portuguese Republic, Espana, Kingdom Of Spain, Spain
Derivative terms: European
Medical Definition of European union
1. The collective designation of three organizations with common membership: the european economic community (common market), the european coal and steel community, and the european atomic energy community (euratom). It was known as the european community until 1994. It is primarily an economic union with the principal objectives of free movement of goods, capital, and labour. Professional services, social, medical and paramedical, are subsumed under labour. The constituent countries are austria, belgium, denmark, finland, france, germany, greece, ireland, italy, luxembourg, netherlands, portugal, spain, sweden, and the united kingdom. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of European Union
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