european union
/ˌjʊɹəˈpiən ˈjunjən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.
name
An antifascist resistance group active during Germany’s Nazi era.
Example Sentences
- "Holonym: Europe"
- "Meronym: available at list of member states"
- "...IN VIEW of further steps to be taken in order to advance European integration, HAVE DECIDED to establish a European Union and to this end have designated as their plenipotentiaries..."
- "The issue will now be dealt with on a proper, rational basis, with the timetable for the lifting of the ban dependent on our own efforts. That has enabled the restoration of normal business in the European Union."
- "At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only after his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seized upon its potential as a Moscow-centered, Asia-oriented alternative to the EU."
- "7:09pm: Putin says he has 'nothing against' Ukraine joining EU Russia has "nothing against" Ukraine's possible membership of the European Union, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday after the European Commission recommended granting Kyiv candidate status of the 27-member bloc."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌjʊɹəˈpiən ˈjunjən/
- British English: /ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/
Inflected Forms
the European Union (canonical)