free trade area

noun

An international region in which obstacles to unrestricted trade have been reduced to a minimum.

Meanings

nounfree trade area (plural free trade areas)

plural free trade areas · alternative free-trade area

  1. An international region in which obstacles to unrestricted trade have been reduced to a minimum.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 自由貿易區 /自由贸易区, 自貿區 /自贸区
  • 自由貿易區 /自由贸易区 (zìyóu màoyì qū)region of unrestricted trade
  • 自貿區 /自贸区 (zìmàoqū)region of unrestricted trade
Finnish vapaakauppa-alue
  • vapaakauppa-alueregion of unrestricted trade
French zone de libre-échange
  • zone de libre-échangeregion of unrestricted trade
German Freihandelszone
  • Freihandelszoneregion of unrestricted trade
Japanese 自由貿易地域
  • 自由貿易地域 (jiyū bōeki chiiki)region of unrestricted trade
Polish strefa wolnego handlu
  • strefa wolnego handluregion of unrestricted trade
Russian зо́на свобо́дной торго́вли, ЗСТ
  • зо́на свобо́дной торго́вли (zóna svobódnoj torgóvli)region of unrestricted trade
  • ЗСТ (ZST)region of unrestricted trade
Spanish área mercantil libre, área de comercio libre
  • área mercantil libreregion of unrestricted trade
  • área de comercio libreregion of unrestricted trade
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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