| 单词 | western european union |
| 释义 | > as lemmasWestern European Union Western European Union n. (in early use) a proposed customs union involving Western European nations; (later) an association of nations formed in 1954 from the former Western Union with the addition of Italy and West Germany, and subsequently further enlarged, in order to coordinate defence and promote cooperation in economic matters and (until 1960) in social and cultural ones (abbreviated W.E.U.).From 2000 the functions of the Western European Union began to be transferred to the European Union (see European adj. 5b). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > importing and exporting > [noun] > customs union zollverein1843 Western European Union1944 Benelux1947 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > customs union or common market customs union1834 common market1843 economic and monetary union1922 Western European Union1944 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > alliance or confederacy > an alliance > specific alliances auld alliance1566 the League1589 armed neutrality1780 German Confederation1786 Germanic Confederation1815 Holy Alliance1823 the Concert of Europe1841 Sonderbund1847 Triplice1896 Soviet block1919 communist bloc1922 Eastern bloc1922 Soviet bloc1924 axis1936 Rome–Berlin Axis1936 Eastern block1938 communist block1941 Western European Union1944 Arab League1945 Western Union1948 Atlantic Pact1949 NATO1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization1949 Seato1954 W.E.U.1954 Warsaw Pact1955 Atlantic Alliance1958 ASEAN1967 G201972 1944 Observer 28 May 5/8 The Western European Union for certain common purposes, outlined by General de Gaulle last March..has now assumed more concrete shape. 1954 Times 22 Oct. 8/2 The headquarters of what will now be the Western European Union is to be in London. 1973 B. Cocks European Parl. viii. 67 The Assembly of the international organisation known as Western European Union has a close relationship with the Council of Europe. 1996 Independent 1 July i. 12/5 A flurry of activity this month..has seen Slovenia sign association agreements with the European Union and its defence wing, the Western European Union. < as lemmas |
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