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EC6

EC6 noun: collectively, the six original member states of the European Community (EC) from its inception in 1957 to 1972: Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany.

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Noun

EC6 (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Collectively, the six original member states of the European Community (EC) from its inception in 1957 to 1972: Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany.
    • Tariffs were eliminated for the original EC6 due to the free trade agreements of 1973, with tariffs coming to zero in 1984.1993 September, Arne Melchior, Helping your industry at the greatest cost: The story of Norwegian textile quotas (Research Report), number 171, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, via...

Questions about EC6

What does EC6 mean?
EC6 means collectively, the six original member states of the European Community (EC) from its inception in 1957 to 1972: Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany.
What part of speech is EC6?
EC6 is a noun.

Words near EC6 in the dictionary

  1. EC
  2. ec.
  3. EC10
  4. EC12
  5. EC2
  6. EC6
  7. EC9
  8. ECA
  9. ecabapide
  10. ecabet
  11. ECAC

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