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E-day

UK/ˈiːdeɪ/US/ˈiˌdeɪ/

E-day proper noun: the day (1st January 2002) on which the euro became the official currency in much of Europe.

Proper noun

E-day

  1. (historical) The day (1st January 2002) on which the euro became the official currency in much of Europe.
    • Heralded from the Arctic Circle to the Cote d'Azur by fireworks, champagne and the strains of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, E-day dawns after years of meticulous planning for the biggest ever currency change and decades of bitter debate still unresolved in Britain - about how far the continent's nations...2002 January 1, Ian Black, “The arrival of the euro: their money, our future?”, in Guardian Unlimited, UK
  2. Election Day.

Origin of E-day

E(uro) + day, on the pattern of D-Day

Words that rhyme with E-day

Questions about E-day

What does E-day mean?
E-day means the day (1st January 2002) on which the euro became the official currency in much of Europe.
What part of speech is E-day?
E-day is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce E-day?
E-day is pronounced /ˈiːdeɪ/ (UK).

Words near E-day in the dictionary

  1. e-date
  2. e-dater
  3. e-daters
  4. e-dates
  5. e-dating
  6. E-day
  7. e-democracies
  8. e-democracy
  9. e-democrat
  10. e-democratic
  11. e-democrats

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