European Union, n.
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
<noun.group>
Common Market EC EEC EU Europe European Community European Economic Community European Union
sample sentences
"he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
member meronym
Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Danmark
Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Sverige
Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomi
Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Italy, Italian Republic, Italia
Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich
Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Eire
France, French Republic
Netherlands, The Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Portugal, Portuguese Republic
Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana