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Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.
Jose Manuel Barroso

Meaning of "European Union" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EUROPEAN UNION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EUROPEAN UNION

noun
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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
European Union is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EUROPEAN UNION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 28 member states that are primarily located in Europe. The EU operates through a system of supranational independent institutions and intergovernmental negotiated decisions by the member states. Institutions of the EU include the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Council, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank, the Court of Auditors, and the European Parliament. The European Parliament is elected every five years by EU citizens. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community, formed by the Inner Six countries in 1951 and 1958, respectively. In the intervening years, the community and its successors have grown in size by the accession of new member states and in power by the addition of policy areas to its remit. The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union under its current name in 1993. The latest major amendment to the constitutional basis of the EU, the Treaty of Lisbon, came into force in 2009.

Definition of European Union in the English dictionary

The definition of European Union in the dictionary is an organization created in 1993 with the aim of achieving closer economic and political union between member states of the European Community. The current members are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the UK EU.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EUROPEAN UNION

European Defence Community
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
European plan
European Recovery Programme
European Regional Development Fund
European Social Fund
European sole
European Space Agency
European standard
European toad
European wasp

WORDS THAT END LIKE EUROPEAN UNION

a matter of opinion
African Union
companion
dominion
Economic and Monetary Union
European Broadcasting Union
European Monetary Union
French Union
International Telecommunications Union
onion
opinion
Pan American Union
reunion
Soviet of the Union
Soviet Union
Student Union
the Union
the Vienna Union
union
Vienna Union

Synonyms and antonyms of European Union in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «European Union» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EUROPEAN UNION

Find out the translation of European Union to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of European Union 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 Union» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

欧洲联盟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Unión Europea
570 millions of speakers

English

European Union
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यूरोपीय संघ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاِتِّـحادُ الُأورُوبيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Европейский Союз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

União Europeia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউরোপীয় ইউনিয়ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Union Européenne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesatuan Eropah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Europäische Union
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

欧州連合
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유럽연합
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uni-Eropa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Liên minh châu Âu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युरोपियन युनियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Avrupa Birliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Unione Europea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Unia Europejska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Євросоюз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Uniunea Europeană
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Europese Unie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Europeiska unionen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Den europeiske union
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of European Union

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EUROPEAN UNION»

The term «European Union» is very widely used and occupies the 12.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EUROPEAN UNION» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «EUROPEAN UNION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word European Union.
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Paddy Ashdown
My second job has been to try to use my power to create institutions of a modern state that could enter the European Union, and there was very little time. The door was closing, and I wanted to get Bosnia through before it shut.
2
Jan Peter Balkenende
Terrorism is an evil that threatens all the countries in Europe. Vigorous cooperation in the European Union and worldwide is crucial in order to meet this evil head on.
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Jose Manuel Barroso
Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.
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Jose Manuel Barroso
A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.
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Jose Manuel Barroso
By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.
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Jose Manuel Barroso
The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.
7
Earl Blumenauer
While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making progress at developing a formula that would lead to the suspension of Iran's nuclear enrichment program and the start of serious negotiations.
8
Emma Bonino
Kosovo's destiny is clearly to join the European Union at some point.
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Lakhdar Brahimi
So, the international community are all the countries that are important: the United States definitely everywhere; the European Union because it is very important, and also, they do show a great deal of international responsibility; and then the local players.
10
John Bruton
The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EUROPEAN UNION»

Discover the use of European Union in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to European Union and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction
Fully revised, the new fifth edition brings the European story up to date with assessments of the Lisbon Treaty, the fallout from the global economic crisis, and the eurozone crises of 2010–2011.
John McCormick, 2011
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The European Union Decides
Using a combination of detailed evidence and theoretical rigour, this 2006 volume addresses these questions and others that are central to understanding how the EU works in practice.
Robert Thomson, Frans N. Stokman, Christopher H. Achen, 2006
3
The Crisis of the European Union: A Response
This extended essay on the constitution for Europe represents Habermas’s constructive engagement with the European project at a time when the crisis of the eurozone is threatening the very existence of the European Union.
Jurgen Habermas, 2014
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The Currency of Ideas: Monetary Politics in the European Union
In the new preface to this paperback edition, Kathleen R. McNamara recounts the rapid progress made in 1998 toward European monetary integration and explores the significance of political forces in bringing about recent key developments.
Kathleen R. McNamara, 1998
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Debating the Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union
Drawing on different theoretical perspectives and strands from democratic theory, this volume is the first of its kind to overcome the present state of fragmentation in the debate about the conditions and possible remedies for what is often ...
Beate Kohler-Koch, Berthold Rittberger, 2007
6
Understanding European Union Law
This student-friendly text is broad in scope and highly accessible, inspiring students toward further study and showing that understanding EU law can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
Karen Davies, 2012
7
The Oxford Handbook of the European Union
The Oxford Handbook of the European Union brings together numerous acknowledged specialists in their field to provide a comprehensive and clear assessment of the nature, evolution, workings, and impact of European integration.
Erik Jones, Anand Menon, Stephen Weatherill, 2012
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Policy-making in the European Union
A wide range of crucial and illustrative policies are then explored in detail by subject experts. This volume includes new chapters on ways of analyzing the EU's policy process and on energy policy.
Helen Wallace, Mark A. Pollack, Alasdair R. Young, 2010
9
Democracy in the European Union: Integration Through ...
How can we explain the type of cooperation that the EU is based on? What are the integrative forces in the EU? This is a presentation of a theoretical approach which enables us to think of democracy at a supra-national level.
Erik Oddvar Eriksen, John Erik Fossum, 2002
10
Britain in the European Union Today: Third Edition
This book offers an introduction to the European Union and a guide to the role of Europe in British politics.
Duncan Watts, Colin Pilkington, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EUROPEAN UNION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term European Union is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greece Has Pushed the European Union to the Brink - Slate Magazine
After the Greek crisis, the European Union will either have to deepen its union or drift apart. By Anne Applebaum. Greek Prime Minister Alexis ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
MasterCard faces antitrust charges in European Union - Star Tribune
MasterCard faces antitrust charges in European Union ... card transactions in the European Union, which ultimately may have hurt consumers. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
3
The European Union's Crisis of Legitimacy and The Greek …
The European Union's Crisis of Legitimacy and The Greek Referendum. By Donatella Della Porta. Global Research, July 09, 2015. Socialist Project 9 July 2015. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
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Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union - The …
While still struggling to overcome the worst economic recession in the post-war era, the European Union (EU) has found itself facing a host of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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As the tide of refugees grows, the European Union should rethink its …
When July 4 rolls around, I always think of my grandparents, who emigrated to the “land of the free” from Russia, which undoubtedly saved their ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»
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A.M.BestTV: British European Union Exit Could Hit the U.K. …
Insurers based in the United Kingdom are contemplating their future should the country decide to exit the European Union, an economic and ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
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In My Opinion - Dozy nations are tied ever closer to European Union
In My Opinion - Dozy nations are tied ever closer to European Union. By Western Morning News | Posted: July 09, 2015. By Andew Chapman, Shropshire. «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
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Ericsson leads European Union 5G standardization projects
The FINANCIAL -- Ericsson continues to spearhead 5G system development as coordinator of the new METIS-II EU project to develop the ... «The FINANCIAL, Jul 15»
9
European Union Presidency Rotation and Energy Implications | The …
In this special briefing for viEUws - the EU Policy Broadcaster, leading energy journalist Hughes Belin picks out the top 5 energy issues that will ... «Energy Collective, Jul 15»
10
Azerbaijan, European Union enjoy great potential for expanding …
Permanent Representative to the African Union Elman Abdullayev has met with Commissioner for infrastructure and energy of the Union Mrs. «AZERTAC News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. European Union [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/european-union>. Apr 2024 ».
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