APEC

A1P3E1C3

proper noun

A regional trade agreement between Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, the US, and members of ASEAN.

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Meanings

APEC1

proper noun
  1. A regional trade agreement between Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, the US, and members of ASEAN.

    The small resource-rich Pacific nation, which is due to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in November, has long struggled with violence and lawlessness.

    2018 June 18, Joshua Berlinger, “Papua New Guinea declares 9-month state of emergency due to riots”, in CNN
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    Xi enters the APEC leaders’ summit, which officially begins Friday, having already hit his diplomatic stride in the G20 meeting in Bali earlier this week – where his aim was to cast China as an integral part of a global arena alongside Western powers after an absence from the world stage.

    2022 November 17, Simone McCarthy, “With Biden and Putin absent from APEC, China’s Xi takes center stage”, in CNN

Apec2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of APEC.

    When Xi Jinping stepped off his plane in San Francisco for the Apec summit, it was in circumstances very different to the last time he landed on American soil.

    2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC

Origin

Acronym of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 亞太經濟合作會議 /亚太经济合作会议, 亞太經濟合作組織 /亚太经济合作组织
  • 亞太經濟合作會議 /亚太经济合作会议 (Yà-Tài jīngjì hézuò huìyì)trade agreement
  • 亞太經濟合作組織 /亚太经济合作组织trade agreement
  • 亞太經合組織 /亚太经合组织trade agreement
Finnish APEC, Aasian ja Tyynenmeren maiden talousjärjestö
  • APECtrade agreement
  • Aasian ja Tyynenmeren maiden talousjärjestötrade agreement
French Coopération économique pour l'Asie-Pacifique, APEC
  • Coopération économique pour l'Asie-Pacifiquetrade agreement
  • APECtrade agreement
German Asiatisch-pazifische wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit, APEC
  • Asiatisch-pazifische wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeittrade agreement
  • APECtrade agreement
Indonesian Kerjasama Ekonomi Asia Pasifik, APEC
  • Kerjasama Ekonomi Asia Pasifiktrade agreement
  • APECtrade agreement
Japanese アジア太平洋経済協力会議
  • アジア太平洋経済協力会議 (Ajia-Taiheiyō-keizai-kyōryoku-kaigi)trade agreement
Korean 아시아 태평양 경제협력체, 에이펙
  • 아시아 태평양 경제협력체 (Asia Taepyeong'yang gyeongjehyeomnyeokche)trade agreement
  • 에이펙 (eipek)trade agreement
Malay Kerjasama Ekonomi Asia-Pasifik, APEC
  • Kerjasama Ekonomi Asia-Pasifiktrade agreement
  • APECtrade agreement
Portuguese Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico, APEC
  • Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacíficotrade agreement
  • APECtrade agreement
Russian АТЭ́С, Азиа́тско-Тихоокеа́нское экономи́ческое сотру́дничество
  • АТЭ́С (ATÉS)trade agreement
  • Азиа́тско-Тихоокеа́нское экономи́ческое сотру́дничество (Aziátsko-Tixookeánskoje ekonomíčeskoje sotrúdničestvo)trade agreement
Spanish APEC, Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacífico
  • APECtrade agreement
  • Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacíficotrade agreement
Thai เอเปก
  • เอเปก (aybpàyk)trade agreement
Vietnamese Diễn đàn Hợp tác Kinh tế châu Á-Thái Bình Dương, APEC
  • Diễn đàn Hợp tác Kinh tế châu Á-Thái Bình Dươngtrade agreement
  • APECtrade agreement

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

APEC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APEC

MLA

“APEC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APEC. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “APEC,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APEC.

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