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PIIIGS

PIIIGS proper noun: portugal, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Greece and Spain, grouped on the basis of their large debts during the European sovereign debt crisis.

Proper noun

PIIIGS

  1. Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Greece and Spain, grouped on the basis of their large debts during the European sovereign debt crisis.
    • European Union economic planners are chewing their fingernails over looming defaults in Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Greece and Spain. PIIIGS are part of an economic block that could paralyze the entire "Planet Money" if the hemorrhage is not dealt with.2011 October 17, Vic Hummert, “Movie sheds light on Wall Street protests”, in The Advertiser
    • PIGS, PIIGS or PIIIGS – They All Smell Like Bacon2010 April 11, Lorimer Wilson, “Will Sovereign Debt Tsunami Drown All the PIIIGS and Then the US and UK?”, in MunKnee

Questions about PIIIGS

What does PIIIGS mean?
PIIIGS means portugal, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Greece and Spain, grouped on the basis of their large debts during the European sovereign debt crisis.
What part of speech is PIIIGS?
PIIIGS is a proper noun.

Words near PIIIGS in the dictionary

  1. PIHs
  2. PII
  3. PIIgG
  4. PIIGGS
  5. PIIGS
  6. PIIIGS
  7. Piikani
  8. piing
  9. piipite
  10. Piirissaar
  11. PIIRS

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