European Union
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European Union
- /ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ UK
- /ˌjɔːɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ UK
- /ˌjʊɹəˈpiən ˈjunjən/ US
- /ˌjɝɹəˈpi.ən ˈjunjən/ US
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Formed as European + Union, in the sense of the resistance group, after the German Europäische Union.
proper noun the European Union
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A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.
Holonym: Europe
Similar: EUSSR
- An antifascist resistance group active during Germany’s Nazi era.
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name European supranational organisation
| Español | Unión Europea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유럽 연합 Yureop yeonhap |
| 日本語 | ヨーロッパ連合 Yōroppa Rengō, 欧州連合 Ōshū Rengō |
| 中文 | 歐洲聯盟 /欧洲联盟 Ōuzhōu Liánméng, 歐盟 /欧盟 Ōuméng |
| हिन्दी | यूरोपीय संघ yūropīya saṅgh |
| Kiswahili | Umoja wa Ulaya |
| Português | União Europeia |
| Français | Union européenne |
| Deutsch | Europäische Union |
| Italiano | Unione Europea |
| Ελληνικά | Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση Evropaïkí Énosi |
| Română | Uniunea Europeană |
| Русский | Европе́йский сою́з Jevropéjskij sojúz, Евросою́з Jevrosojúz |
| Tiếng Việt | Liên minh châu Âu, Liên hiệp châu Âu, Liên minh Âu châu, Liên Âu |
| العربية | الِٱتِّحَاد الْأُورُوبِيّ al-ittiḥād al-ʔūrūbiyy |
| עברית | הַאִיחוּד הַאֵירוֹפִּי ha-ikhúd ha-eirópi |
name Nazi-era antifascist resistance group
| Deutsch | Europäische Union |
|---|---|
| Русский | Европейский союз Jevropejskij sojuz |
Talk about this word "European Union." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/european%20union. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. European Union. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/european%20union "European Union." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/european%20union.Cite this
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title = {European Union},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/european%20union},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
