eec
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is a type of: global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countriesmember holonym:
- danmark, denmark, kingdom of denmark - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
- kingdom of sweden, sverige, sweden - a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
- deutschland, federal republic of germany, frg, germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
- finland, republic of finland, suomi - republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
- ellas, greece, hellenic republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
- italia, italian republic, italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
- austria, oesterreich, republic of austria - a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
- belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
- eire, ireland, irish republic, republic of ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
- france, french republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
- holland, kingdom of the netherlands, nederland, netherlands, the netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
- grand duchy of luxembourg, luxembourg, luxemburg - a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center
- portugal, portuguese republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
- espana, kingdom of spain, spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
same as: common market, ec, eu, europe, european community, european economic community, european union
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