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Meaning of "ECOWAS" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES ECOWAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Economic Community of West African States

The Economic Community of West African States is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region. Considered one of the pillars of the African Economic Community, the organization was founded in order to achieve "collective self-sufficiency" for its member states by creating a single large trading bloc through an economic and trading union. It also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region. The organization operates officially in three co-equal languages—French, English, and Portuguese. The ECOWAS consists of two institutions to implement policies—the ECOWAS Commission and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, formerly known as the Fund for Cooperation until it was renamed in 2001. A few members of the organization have come and gone over the years. In 1976 Cape Verde joined ECOWAS, and in December 2000 Mauritania withdrew, having announced its intention to do so in December 1999.

Definition of ECOWAS in the English dictionary

The definition of ECOWAS in the dictionary is Economic Community of West African States; an economic association established in 1975 whose members are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Mauritania joined but withdrew in 2002.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECOWAS


Achelous
ˌækɪˈləʊəs
ambiguous
æmˈbɪɡjʊəs
arduous
ˈɑːdjʊəs
Bourse
bʊəs
conspicuous
kənˈspɪkjʊəs
contiguous
kənˈtɪɡjʊəs
continuous
kənˈtɪnjʊəs
deciduous
dɪˈsɪdjʊəs
dipnoous
ˈdɪpnəʊəs
discontinuous
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəs
isochroous
aɪˈsɒkrəʊəs
melanochroous
ˌmɛlənəʊˈkrəʊəs
psoas
ˈsəʊəs
sensuous
ˈsɛnsjʊəs
strenuous
ˈstrɛnjʊəs
sumptuous
ˈsʌmptjʊəs
unambiguous
ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjʊəs
virtuous
ˈvɜːtʃʊəs
voluptuous
vəˈlʌptjʊəs
xanthochroous
zænˈθɒkrəʊəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECOWAS

ECR
ecritoire
ecru
ECS
ECSC
ecstasies
ecstasize
ecstasy
ecstatic
ecstatically
ecstatics
ECT

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECOWAS

ACAS
ANZAAS
CAS
COSAS
DHEAS
EAS
FAS
HMAS
IAS
IRAS
MIRAS
NAS
OAS
OCAS
QANTAS
RAS
RNAS
SAS
TCAS
UCAS

Synonyms and antonyms of ECOWAS in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ECOWAS» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECOWAS

Find out the translation of ECOWAS to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ECOWAS from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ECOWAS» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西非国家经济共同体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

CEDEAO
570 millions of speakers

English

ECOWAS
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इकोवास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجماعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ЭКОВАС
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

CEDEAO
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ECOWAS
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

CEDEAO
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ECOWAS
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ECOWAS
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ECOWAS
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ECOWAS
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ECOWAS
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ECOWAS
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எகோவாஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इकोवास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ECOWAS
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ECOWAS
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ECOWAS
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ЕКОВАС
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ECOWAS
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ECOWAS
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ECOWAS
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ecowas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ECOWAS
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ECOWAS

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECOWAS»

The term «ECOWAS» is regularly used and occupies the 75.430 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECOWAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ECOWAS» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ECOWAS» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ECOWAS

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECOWAS»

Discover the use of ECOWAS in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ECOWAS and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
ECOWAS and the Dynamics of Conflict and Peace-building
In this book, the authors take a candid look at the role that ECOWAS has played and show how the sub-regional organisation has stabilised and created new conditions conducive to nation building in a number of cases.
Thomas Jaye, Dauda Garuba, Stella Amadi, 2011
2
ECOWAS: The Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict ...
The Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peace-Keeping and Security was therefore the attempt to put future ECOWAS interventions on better ground.
Isabel Meyer, 2010
3
A Handbook on the Ecowas Treaty and Financial Institutions
The inspiration to write on the ECOWAS Treaty and the role of financial institutions derived from the apparent and unabated efforts of the various governments in the West African subregion to find solutions to the inexplicable sufferings ...
Maiyaki Theodore Bala, 2012
4
Monetary Union in West Africa (ECOWAS): Is it Desirable and ...
In April 2000 six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary union among the non-CFA franc countries of the region by January 2003, as a first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries ...
Paul R. Masson, Catherine Anne Pattillo, 2001
5
Encyclopedia of the Developing World
Next in importance is the Council of Ministers, which is responsible for monitoring the activities of ECOWAS, and for making recommendations to the Authority of Heads of States and Governments for the attainment of ECOWAS goals.
Thomas M. Leonard, 2005
6
Trade Reform and Regional Integration in Africa
The. Role. of. ECOWAS. in. Trade. Liberalization. 18. Charles D. Jebuni The Economic Community of West African States, which is made up of 16 countries of the West African subregion, was established in 1975 with the ultimate objective of  ...
Zubair Iqbal, Mohsin S. Khan, 1998
7
West Africa's Security Challenges: Building Peace in a ...
Building Peace in a Troubled Region Adekeye Adebajo, Ismail O. D. Rashid. patterns of migrations and settlement that ECOWAS and the CEAO/ UEMOA were mandated to guarantee and promote.8 As the ECOWAS treaty was being redrafted ...
Adekeye Adebajo, Ismail O. D. Rashid, 2004
8
The Institutional Transformation of the Economic Community ...
A unique analysis of regional economic integration in West Africa, this book is an exploration of the institutional evolution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Kofi Oteng Kufuor, 2006
9
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Energy ...
ECOWAS should familiarize itself with the procedures and priorities of each financial organization. A number of funding organizations made presentations. The West African Development Bank, which includes six member countries, can fund ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science and Technology for International Development, 1982
10
Uniting Africa: Building Regional Peace and Security Systems
of development and at diverse stages of state formation and nation building.10 A multiplicity of reasons was responsible for the formation of ECOWAS including economic motivation that perceived ECOWAS integration as a national and ...
David J. Francis, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECOWAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ECOWAS is used in the context of the following news items.
1
ECOWAS Chairman condemns terrorist attacks in Nigeria
The Senegalese Head of State and current ECOWAS Chairman, Macky Sall, has condemned the terrorists attacks in Nigeria in the last few ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Manufacturing suffers as ECOWAS tariff takes off
The CET, a regional trade agreement among the 15 countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), targeting ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
3
Abuja to host conference on economic partnership between …
The ECOWAS Commission, one of the six regional economic communities, negotiated the agreement on behalf of the 16 countries in west ... «WorldStage, Jul 15»
4
ECOWAS consoles Nigeria as Boko Haram crisis worsens
Abuja - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appealed for greater international mobilisation to end terrorism and ... «News24 Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
ECOWAS Court Judges call for reforms
Judges of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice have called for the amendment of the Court's Rules of Procedure to take cognizance of its ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
6
ECOWAS tariff will ruin the drug industry, pharmacists warn govt
Drug manufacturers in the country are seeking “an immediate review” of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) policy that places zero ... «TheCable, Jul 15»
7
Okorocha commends ECOWAS for establishing Court of Justice
Owerri – Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has described the ECOWAS Court of Justice as a landmark achievement in the history of the ... «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
8
West Africa: lack of qualifying standards retard ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), is not exactly distinguished as a paragon of ethics and morality in politics; on the ... «Senegambia News, Jul 15»
9
ECOWAS Commission and Partners Launch Call For Proposals on …
The ECOWAS Commission will partner with the Support to Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa (FMM West Africa), the ... «Global News Network, Jul 15»
10
ECOWAS prepares for High-level Conference
The conference would be a prelude to the roundtable of donors to finance the ECOWAS Community Development Programme (ECOWAS/CDP) ... «BusinessGhana, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ecowas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ecowas>. May 2024 ».
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