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schengen area

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
schen-gen area
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The group of European countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement, abolishing border controls between each other.

Etymology

Named after Schengen, the town in Luxembourg where the treaty was signed.

Inflected Forms

the Schengen Area (canonical)

Phrases

European Economic Area Schengen visa

Frequently Paired Words

European Economic Area Schengen visa

Synonyms

Schengenland Schengen realm

Questions

What does schengen area mean?
The group of European countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement, abolishing border controls between each other.
Where does schengen area come from?
Named after Schengen, the town in Luxembourg where the treaty was signed.

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