European Union
/ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/US/ˌjʊɹəˈpiən ˈjunjən/
European Union proper noun: a supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.
Proper noun
the European Union
- A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.
- Holonym: Europe
- Meronym: available at list of member states
- Synonyms:
- EUSSR
- An antifascist resistance group active during Germany’s Nazi era.
European Union meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
European Union in Hindi
- European supranational organisation
- यूरोपीय संघ yūropīya saṅgh
European Union in Tamil
- European supranational organisation
- ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியம் airōppiya oṉṟiyam
European Union in Marathi
- European supranational organisation
- यूरोपीय संघ yūropīy saṅgha
European Union in Urdu
- European supranational organisation
- یُورَپی اِتِّحاد yūrapī ittihād
More languagesFewer languages
- European Union in Bengali
- ইউরোপীয় ইউনিয়ন iurōpiẏo iuniẏon
- European Union in Telugu
- ఐరోపా సమాఖ్య airōpā samākhya
- European Union in Malayalam
- യൂറോപ്യൻ യൂണിയൻ yūṟōpyaṉ yūṇiyaṉ
- European Union in Kannada
- ಯುರೋಪಿನ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ yurōpina okkūṭa
- European Union in Gujarati
- યુરોપિયન યુનિયન yuropiyan yuniyan
- European Union in Sinhala
- යුරෝපා සංගමය yurōpā saṁgamaya
- European Union in Nepali
- युरोपेली संघ yuropelī saṅgha
- European Union in Pashto
- اروپایي ټولنه orupāyi ṭoləna
- European Union in Tagalog
- Unyong Europeo
- European Union in Arabic
- الِٱتِّحَاد الْأُورُوبِيّ al-ittiḥād al-ʔūrūbiyy
- European Union in Malay
- Kesatuan Eropah
- European Union in Indonesian
- Uni Eropa
- European Union in Thai
- สหภาพยุโรป sà-hà-pâap-yú-ròop
- European Union in Vietnamese
- Liên minh châu Âu, Liên hiệp châu Âu, Liên minh Âu châu, Liên Âu
- European Union in Myanmar
- ဥရောပသမဂ္ဂ u.rau:pa.sa.magga.
Synonyms of European Union
Origin of European Union
Formed as European + Union, in the sense of the resistance group, after the German Europäische Union.
Questions about European Union
- What does European Union mean?
- European Union means a supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.
- What is European Union in Hindi?
- European Union in Hindi is यूरोपीय संघ (yūropīya saṅgh). See European Union meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is European Union?
- European Union is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce European Union?
- European Union is pronounced /ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ (UK).
Words near European Union in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: European Union (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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