Meanings
proper nounthe Schengen Area
- EuropeangovernmentThe group of European countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement, abolishing border controls between each other.
Synonyms: Schengenland, Schengen realm
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe group of European countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement, abolishing border controls between each other.
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Origin
Named after Schengen, the town in Luxembourg where the treaty was signed.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan espai Schengen
- espai Schengengroup of European countries
Chinese Mandarin 申根區 /申根区
- 申根區 /申根区 (shēngēnqū)group of European countries
Danish Schengenområdet, Schengensamarbejdet
- Schengenområdetgroup of European countries
- Schengensamarbejdetgroup of European countries
Estonian Schengeni viisaruum
- Schengeni viisaruumgroup of European countries
Finnish Schengen-alue
- Schengen-aluegroup of European countries
French espace Schengen
- espace Schengengroup of European countries
German Schengen-Raum, Schengenraum
- Schengen-Raumgroup of European countries
- Schengenraumgroup of European countries
Italian spazio Schengen, area Schengen
- spazio Schengengroup of European countries
- area Schengengroup of European countries
- zona Schengengroup of European countries
Japanese シェンゲン圏
- シェンゲン圏 (Shengen-ken)group of European countries
Polish strefa Schengen
- strefa Schengengroup of European countries
Portuguese Schengen, espaço Schengen
- Schengengroup of European countries
- espaço Schengengroup of European countries
Romanian spațiul Schengen
- spațiul Schengengroup of European countries
Spanish espacio de Schengen
- espacio de Schengengroup of European countries
Swedish Schengenområdet
- Schengenområdetgroup of European countries
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Schengen Area. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schengen%20Area
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“Schengen Area.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schengen%20Area. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schengen Area,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schengen%20Area.
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