E3

/iː.θri/

Abbreviation of Electronic Entertainment Expo, a large trade event for the video game industry.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationhistoricalinitialismbusinessAbbreviation of Electronic Entertainment Expo, a large trade event for the video game industry.
  2. European UnionabbreviationinitialismAbbreviation of EU three: France, Germany, and Italy (previously the United Kingdom).

    Stubb said any European contact with Putin would be through the E3 leadership of Britain, France and Germany. “At the top level we should not go solo,” he said.

    2025 May 18, Patrick Wintour, “Donald Trump is losing patience with Russia, says Finnish leader”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  3. abbreviationinitialismgeopoliticsAbbreviation of Europe(an) 3: France, Germany, and, the UK (“United Kingdom”).

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APA

E3. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E3

MLA

“E3.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E3. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “E3,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E3.

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