Etymology

European Union

Today it means: A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection. Full definition →

German Europäische Union
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  1. German · calque ofEuropäische Union
  2. English todayEuropean Union

Formed as European + Union, in the sense of the resistance group, after the German Europäische Union.

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