Meanings
g81
G82
proper noun
- historicalgovernmentThe eight leading industrialized nations: Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and Russia.
The G8 leaders also called on multinationals to make a full disclosure to the taxman over how much tax they pay in different countries.
2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2020, page 68
Origin
Abbreviation of Group of Eight (nations).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَجْمُوعَةْ اَلثُّمَانِيّ, مَجْمُوعَةْ ٨
- مَجْمُوعَةْ اَلثُّمَانِيّ (majmūʕat aṯ-ṯumāniyy)Group of 8
- مَجْمُوعَةْ ٨ (majmūʕat 8)Group of 8
Chinese Mandarin 八國集團 /八国集团
- 八國集團 /八国集团 (bā guó jítuán)Group of 8
French Groupe des huit
- Groupe des huitGroup of 8
German Gruppe der Acht
- Gruppe der AchtGroup of 8
Greek Ομάδα των Οκτώ
- Ομάδα των Οκτώ (Omáda ton Októ)Group of 8
Hindi समूह-८
- समूह-८ (samūh-8)Group of 8
Japanese 主要８ヶ国, 主要八ヶ国
- 主要８ヶ国 (Shuyō Hakka Koku)Group of 8
- 主要八ヶ国 (Shuyō Hakka Koku)Group of 8
- ジーエイト (jī-eito)Group of 8
Korean 지에이트
- 지에이트 (Jieiteu)Group of 8
Polish G8
- G8Group of 8
Portuguese Grupo dos Oito
- Grupo dos OitoGroup of 8
Russian Больша́я восьмёрка
- Больша́я восьмёрка (Bolʹšája vosʹmjórka)Group of 8
Spanish grupo de los ocho
- grupo de los ochoGroup of 8
Cite this entry
APA
g8. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g8
MLA
“g8.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g8. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “g8,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g8.
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