Etymology

eurozone

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Today it means: Collectively, the European Union member states whose official currency is the euro. Full definition →

English zone ← Latin zōna ← Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē)
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eurozone · proper noun1

  1. LatinEurōpa
  2. Middle EnglishEurope
  3. EnglishEurope
  4. Englisheuro
  5. Proto-Indo-European*yeh₃s-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*yoh₃snéh₂
  7. Ancient Greekζώνη (zṓnē)
  8. Latinzōna
  9. Englishzone
  10. English todayeurozone

From euro (“currency”) + zone.

Eurozone · proper noun2

From euro + zone.

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