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PRONUNCIATION OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY

European Defence Community  [ˌjʊərəˈpiːən dɪˈfens kəˈmjuːnətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY

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European Defence Community is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

European Defence Community

The European Defence Community was a plan proposed in 1950 by René Pleven, then the French Prime Minister, in response to the American call for the rearmament of West Germany. The intention was to form a pan-European defence force as an alternative to Germany's proposed accession to NATO, meant to harness its military potential in case of conflict with the Soviet bloc. The EDC was to include West Germany, France, Italy, and the Benelux countries. A treaty was signed on 27 May 1952, but the plan never went into effect.

Definition of European Defence Community in the English dictionary

The definition of European Defence Community in the dictionary is a plan proposed in 1950 to form a defence force including countries such as West Germany, France, and Italy. This plan was never carried out.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY


antiobscenity
ˌæntɪəbˈsɛnətɪ
applicability
əˌplɪkəˈbɪlətɪ
concerti
kənˈtʃeətɪ
homogeneity
ˌhɒməʊdʒəˈniːətɪ
jejunity
dʒɪˈdʒuːnətɪ
liberty
ˈlɪbətɪ
obesity
əʊˈbiːsətɪ
poverty
ˈpɒvətɪ
property
ˈprɒpətɪ
severity
sɪˈvɛrətɪ
similarity
ˌsɪmɪˈlærətɪ
society
səˈsaɪətɪ
suitability
ˌsuːtəˈbɪlətɪ
superiority
suːˌpɪərɪˈɒrətɪ
sustainability
səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlətɪ
validity
vəˈlɪdətɪ
variability
ˌvɛərɪəˈbɪlətɪ
versatility
ˌvɜːsəˈtɪlətɪ
viability
ˌvaɪəˈbɪlətɪ
vulnerability
ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY

European Broadcasting Union
European Central Bank
European Coal and Steel Community
European Commission
European Communities
European Community
European Council
European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Justice
European Currency Unit
European Economic Area
European Economic Community
European Free Trade Association
European gentian
European Investment Bank
European Monetary Institute
European Monetary System
European Monetary Union
European Parliament
European partridge

WORDS THAT END LIKE EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY

autoimmunity
closed community
community
equal opportunity
equal-opportunity
European Community
faith community
French Community
gated community
global community
golden opportunity
humanity
immunity
impunity
job opportunity
natural immunity
opportunity
retirement community
unity
window of opportunity
with impunity

Synonyms and antonyms of European Defence Community in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «European Defence Community» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

欧洲防务共同体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Comunidad Europea de Defensa
570 millions of speakers

English

European Defence Community
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यूरोपीय रक्षा समुदाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجموعة الدفاع الأوروبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Европейское оборонное сообщество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Comunidade Europeia de Defesa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউরোপীয় প্রতিরক্ষা কমিউনিটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Communauté européenne de défense
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komuniti Pertahanan Eropah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

欧州防衛共同体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유럽 ​​방위 공동체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komunitas Pertahanan Eropa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cộng đồng quốc phòng châu Âu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐரோப்பிய பாதுகாப்பு சமூகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युरोपियन संरक्षण समुदाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Avrupa Savunma Topluluğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Comunità europea di difesa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Europejska Wspólnota Obronna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Європейське оборонне співтовариство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Comunitatea Europeană de Apărare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ευρωπαϊκή Αμυντική Κοινότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Europese Verdediging Gemeenskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Europeiska försvarsgemenskapen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

European Defence Fellesskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of European Defence Community

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY»

The term «European Defence Community» is normally little used and occupies the 118.445 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «European Defence Community» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «European Defence Community» 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 European Defence Community

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY»

Discover the use of European Defence Community in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to European Defence Community and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community: ...
Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s.
Kevin Ruane, 2000
2
The Making of Eurosceptic Britain: Identity and Economy in a ...
Its importance as a fundamental reorganisation of global power relations was therefore underestimated. The failure of the European Defence Community 1951- 1954, a British victory We may characterise the emerging British position as one of ...
Chris Gifford, 2008
3
The European Integration Process: A Historical and ...
A Historical and Comparative Institutional Analysis Angelina Topan. 2. The Postponement of the European Defence Community and the European Political Community As the integration of the steel and coal sector was intended to be the first ...
Angelina Topan, 2002
4
European Foreign Policy: Key Documents
If at any time while Article I remains in force the United Kingdom or its armed forces should be the object of an armed attack in Europe, the other Parties to the present Treaty which are at that time members of the European Defence Community, ...
Christopher Hill, Karen E. Smith, 2002
5
European Defence Co-operation: America, Britain, and NATO
... 18, 19, 138 ECSC see European Coal and Steel Community EDC see European Defence Community EEC see European Economic Community EFTA see European Free Trade Association EPC see European Political Co-operation Eastern ...
Michael Clarke, Rod Hague, 1990
6
Pacts and Alliances in History: Diplomatic Strategy and the ...
The European defence community, lessons for the future? (Bruxelles, New York: P.I.E.-P. Lang, 2000). Deighton, Anne, 'The last piece of the jigsaw: Britain and the creation of the Western European Union, 1954', Contemporary European ...
Melissa Yeager, Charles Carter, 2012
7
The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy, 1945-1963
Proposals for a European Defence Community The negotiations that led to the European Coal and Steel Community tECSC) were concluded by the signature of the Treaty of Paris on 18 April 1951. Ratification was completed by 25 July 1952  ...
Alan S. Milward, 2002
8
European Union Law and Defence Integration
The book concludes with an analysis of the Common Security and Defence Policy of the Constitutional Treaty agreed by the European Council in 2004.
Martin Trybus, 2005
9
European Constitutional Law
(a) the creation of a [Parliament] of the European Defence Community elected on a democratic basis; (b) the powers which might be granted to such an [Parliament ]; and (c) the modifications which should be made in the provisions of the ...
Robert Schütze, 2012
10
European Defence Cooperation in EU Law and IR Theory
... Community European Defence Agency European Defence Community European Defence Research and Technology European Defence and Technological Industrial Base European External Action Service European Economic Community ...
Tom Dyson, Theodore Konstadinides, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term European Defence Community is used in the context of the following news items.
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What reflection of the Greek crisis in France?
On the other, it scuppered the European defence community in 1954 and, in 2005, its population rejected by referendum the European ... «Property Magazine International, Jul 15»
2
The Beginning Of The European Union – Background
The creation of an European Defence Community was also intended, involving a need of coordinated foreign policy and a certain degree of ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
3
Soviet Soldiers Respond to Uprising in East Germany
In May 1952, the Western powers signed the General Treaty in Bonn and the European Defence Community treaties. These were very explicit ... «New Historian, Jun 15»
4
A European Army – Has the Time Come?
A unified army is what EU founders had in mind in the early 1950s with the plan for a so-called European Defence Community. They wanted a ... «The Real Truth, Jun 15»
5
A pragmatic approach to building a European Army
The term “European Army” evokes the odour of the 1950s and the failure of the European Defence Community. What Europe is in need of today ... «European Council on Foreign Relations, Apr 15»
6
Brimstone offer to USA a test case for Europe, says MBDA
... US market with the dual-mode Brimstone we will have to recognise – not just MBDA, but the UK and the European defence community – that ... «Flightglobal, Mar 15»
7
Jean-Claude Juncker call for a European army has much to do with …
But plans for a European Defence Community were vetoed by France. Instead, European countries nestled under the protective wing of Nato, ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
8
America Threatens to Wage War on Russia: “US public is being …
... United States insisted that a unified Germany should not be neutral and should be free to join the European Defence Community and rearm.”. «Center for Research on Globalization, Feb 15»
9
Gallup: Americans' Fear of Russia Soars
... United States insisted that a unified Germany should not be neutral and should be free to join the European Defence Community and rearm.”. «The People's Voice, Feb 15»
10
Why Greece's Call for WWII Reparations From Germany Is a Very …
After the failure of the European Defence Community, Germany was allowed to rearm itself and joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. «Huffington Post, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. European Defence Community [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/european-defence-community>. May 2024 ».
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