noun
- An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
- usage: "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
- synonyms: European Union, EU, European Community, European Economic Community, EEC, Common Market, Europe
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