Schengen

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/ˈʃɛŋ.ən//ˈʃɛŋ.ɡən/

proper noun

A town in southeastern Luxembourg.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in southeastern Luxembourg.
  2. governmentThe Schengen Agreement: a treaty between countries in continental Europe abolishing mutual border controls and standardizing visa policy.

    As is the case for the other Member States participating in Schengen, Greece issues, on the one hand, Schengen uniform visas, and on the other, national long-stay visas for stays exceeding three months.

    2004, Imelda Higgins, Kay Hailbronner, Migration and Asylum Law and Policy in the European Union: FIDE 2004 National Reports, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 135
  3. The Schengen Area; the area over which the Schengen Agreement applies.

    Risk indicators avoid the need for checks of police databases for all persons entering Schengen

    2016, Andrea de Guttry, Francesca Capone, Christophe Paulussen, Foreign Fighters under International Law and Beyond, Springer, →ISBN, page 310
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    One of the requirements in Schengen, quite practically, is that you have configure airports so that you can separate out your air travellers from those who are travelling within Schengen and those who are not.

    2013, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign policy considerations for the UK and Scotland in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country: sixth report of session 2012-13, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence, Stationery Office →ISBN, page 8

    The Elysée said it was not aware of Abu-Sitta’s being refused entry to France but a spokesperson told Le Monde: “When it’s a question of a Schengen refuse, the border police can’t do much about it.”

    2024 May 4, Geneva Abdul and Kim Willsher, “UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France”, in The Guardian

    The Cameroonian’s case is unique as many Africans denied Schengen visas rarely appeal or contest the decisions in court.

    2025 May 21, Larry Madowo, “Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024”, in CNN

Translations

Arabic شينجن, شينغن
  • شينجن (šengen)city in Luxembourg
  • شينغنcity in Luxembourg
Chinese Mandarin 申根
  • 申根 (Shēngēn)city in Luxembourg
German Schengen
  • Schengencity in Luxembourg
Japanese シェンゲン
  • シェンゲン (Shengen)city in Luxembourg
Russian Шенге́н, Ше́нген
  • Шенге́н (Šengén)city in Luxembourg
  • Ше́нген (Šéngen)city in Luxembourg
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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