V4

proper noun

The four Visegrád countries of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, who have a European political alliance.

Meanings

V41

proper noun
  1. governmentThe four Visegrád countries of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, who have a European political alliance.

    There was fury among V4 members when, the day after the Brexit result was revealed, only the foreign ministers from the EU’s six founding states were invited to Berlin by the German foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to pledge their support for an “ever closer union”.

    2016 July 23, Kate Connolly, The Guardian

V42

nounV4 (plural V4s)

plural V4s

  1. engineeringAn internal combustion engine with four cylinders in two banks of two in a V-shaped formation.

V43

nounV4 (plural V4s)

plural V4s

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of visual area V4.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

V4 · proper noun

From V(isegrád) + 4 (the number of countries involved).

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APA

V4. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V4

MLA

“V4.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V4. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “V4,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V4.

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