benelux
/ˈbɛnəlʌks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.44 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
name
A region of Europe, consisting of the countries which constitute this union.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-? Proto-Celtic *belgosbor. Latin Belgaeder. Dutch Belg Dutch -ië Dutch België Old Dutch nither Middle Dutch nēder Dutch neder Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Frankish *land Old Dutch lant Middle Dutch lant Dutch land Dutch Nederland Dutch Luxemburg blend Dutch Beneluxbor. English Benelux Borrowed from Dutch Benelux. By surface analysis, syllabic abbreviation of Belgium + Netherlands + Luxembourg.