european union

Questions about european union

What does european union mean?

european union means "an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members".

What is another word for european union?

Close synonyms include EU, European Community, EC, European Economic Community, EEC. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is european union a common word?

european union is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.