EU

symb. Chem. the element europium.

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noun

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

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he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union

• Syn:

↑European Union, ↑European Community, ↑EC, ↑European Economic Community, ↑EEC, ↑Common Market, ↑Europe

• Derivationally related forms: ↑European (for: ↑Europe)

• Hypernyms: ↑world organization, ↑world organisation, ↑international organization, ↑international organisation, ↑global organization

• Member Meronyms:

↑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

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abbreviation

entropy unit

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European Union.

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abbrev

1. European Union

2. Evangelical Union

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eu-,

prefix. good; well; true, as in eugenic, eucalyptus, eulogy, euphoria, euglobulin.

╂[< Greek eu- < eús good]

Eu (no period),

europium (chemical element).

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abbr. European Union

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abbr

European Union

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EU [EU] [ˌiː ˈjuː] [ˌiː ˈjuː] abbreviation

↑European Union

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eu

obs. var. of yew.