1 East Central (London postal district).
2 executive committee.
3 a European Community. b European Commission.
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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, ↑EU, ↑European Community, ↑European Economic Community, ↑EEC, ↑Common Market, ↑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 economics
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European Community.
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abbrev
1. East Caribbean
2. East Central
3. Ecuador (IVR)
4. Established Church
5. European Commission
6. European Community
7. Executive committee
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ec-,
EC (no periods),
1. Eastern Caribbean: »
EC$3 million.
2. European Community: »
The EC expects to be one of the largest consumers of nuclear fuel by the year 2000 (Kenneth Brown).
E.C.,
East Central (a postal district in London).
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abbr.
■ European Commission
■ European Community
■ executive committee
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EC [EC] ;
Useful english dictionary. 2012.