Meanings
proper noun
- abbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of European Economic Community, forerunner of the European Community (EC) and the European Union (EU).
Over the following decades, the EEC became the European Union, and expanded from the original six nations to today’s 27 members, from Finland in the north to Malta in the south.
2012 September 6, Bryony Jones, “Why is unity so important to Europe?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2016
nounEEC (countable and uncountable, plural EECs)
plural EECs
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of ectrodactyly–ectodermal dysplasia–cleft, a rare form of ectodermal dysplasia.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismhematologyInitialism of endogenous erythroid colony
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
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Translations
Czech EHS
- EHSEuropean Economic Community
Danish EF, EØF
- EFEuropean Economic Community
- EØFEuropean Economic Community
Dutch EEG
- EEGEuropean Economic Community
German EWG
- EWGEuropean Economic Community
Greek ΕΟΚ
- ΕΟΚ (EOK)European Economic Community
Irish CEE
- CEEEuropean Economic Community
Polish EWG
- EWGEuropean Economic Community
Portuguese CEE
- CEEEuropean Economic Community
Russian ЕЭС
- ЕЭС (JeES)European Economic Community
Spanish CEE
- CEEEuropean Economic Community
Swedish EEG
- EEGEuropean Economic Community
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Cite this entry
APA
EEC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EEC
MLA
“EEC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EEC. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “EEC,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EEC.
Source: EEC on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.