Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation European Economic Community
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- initialism European Economic Community, has now been replaced with
EU , European Union.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
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Examples
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In terms of opportunities today in Britain, the opportunity to manufacture and export into the EEC is second to none.
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The EEC is primarily responsible for the dreadful agricultural economic outlook we have, now being tackled by the United States.
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And the EEC is now preparing for a showdown with the Japanese which is expected to result in further European restrictions on Japanese imports.
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So the Common Customs Area called the EEC that we decided to join isn't a reality, yet the political unity project that we in the U.K. wouldn't have joined continues to be foisted upon the peoples of Europe and the U.K.
Online Sales, Legal Quagmire Serf 2007
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It stands at 51,250 as a result of the unfair, dirty competition of the EEC, which is selling subsidized meat.
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The latest and rather drastic example is the so-called wine market regulation, when a settlement on relatively narrow interests was made the condition for an event of world-wide significance, namely, the start of negotiations for British membership in EEC.
The Future of European Integration and German-Canadian Relations 1970
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She currently serves as the executive director of the EEC, which is now owned by the Direct Marketing Association.
ClickZ News 2010
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She currently serves as the executive director of the EEC, which is now owned by the Direct Marketing Association.
ClickZ News 2010
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She currently serves as the executive director of the EEC, which is now owned by the Direct Marketing Association.
ClickZ News 2010
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She was also born with Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia Cleft Syndrome, also known as EEC syndrome, an unusual genetic disorder that left her with a cleft palate, cleft lip, few teeth, missing fingers and missing toes.
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