EC

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A form of earth closet — An outhouse or lavatory which uses a cesspit rather than a flush toilet and plumbing.

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EECEuropean UnionEUEuropean CommunityEuropean Economic CommunityCommon MarketEurope
CommonScrabble 4

Meanings

nounEC (countable and uncountable, plural ECs)

plural ECs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of earth closet.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of edge combiner.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismnatural sciencesInitialism of electron capture.
  4. abbreviationinitialismuncountableastronomyInitialism of enstatite chondrite.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableanatomyInitialism of entorhinal cortex.
  6. abbreviationinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of ethylene carbonate.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of error correction.
  8. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of eye contact.
  9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of emergency contraception
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialisminternational lawInitialism of European Communities (1952–2009).
  2. abbreviationinitialisminternational lawInitialism of European Community (1958–1993).

    Synonyms: EEC

  3. abbreviationinitialismeconomicsInitialism of European Commission.
  4. abbreviationtransportAbbreviation of EuroCity.
adjectiveEC (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of east/eastern Caribbean.

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nounan international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

Similar
European UnionEUEuropean CommunityEuropean Economic CommunityEECCommon MarketEurope
Broader
world organizationworld organisationinternational organization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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