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Schengen

/ˈʃɛŋ.ən/

Schengen proper noun: a town in southeastern Luxembourg.

Proper noun

Schengen

  1. A town in southeastern Luxembourg.
  2. The Schengen Agreement: a treaty between countries in continental Europe abolishing mutual border controls and standardizing visa policy.
    • As is the case for the other Member States participating in Schengen, Greece issues, on the one hand, Schengen uniform visas, and on the other, national long-stay visas for stays exceeding three months.2004, Imelda Higgins, Kay Hailbronner, Migration and Asylum Law and Policy in the European Union: FIDE 2004 National Reports, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 135
  3. The Schengen Area; the area over which the Schengen Agreement applies.
    • One of the requirements in Schengen, quite practically, is that you have configure airports so that you can separate out your air travellers from those who are travelling within Schengen and those who are not.2013, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign policy considerations for the UK and Scotland in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country: sixth...
    • Risk indicators avoid the need for checks of police databases for all persons entering Schengen2016, Andrea de Guttry, Francesca Capone, Christophe Paulussen, Foreign Fighters under International Law and Beyond, Springer, →ISBN, page 310

Schengen meaning in Arabic

Schengen in Arabic

city in Luxembourg
شينجن šengen, شينغن

Examples of Schengen in a sentence

  • The Elysée said it was not aware of Abu-Sitta’s being refused entry to France but a spokesperson told Le Monde: “When it’s a question of a Schengen refuse, the border police can’t do much about it.”2024 May 4, Geneva Abdul and Kim Willsher, “UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France”, in The Guardian:
  • The Cameroonian’s case is unique as many Africans denied Schengen visas rarely appeal or contest the decisions in court.2025 May 21, Larry Madowo, “Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024”, in CNN:

Words formed from Schengen

Questions about Schengen

What does Schengen mean?
Schengen means a town in southeastern Luxembourg.
What is Schengen in Arabic?
Schengen in Arabic is شينجن (šengen), شينغن. See Schengen meaning in Arabic.
How do you use Schengen in a sentence?
The Elysée said it was not aware of Abu-Sitta’s being refused entry to France but a spokesperson told Le Monde: “When it’s a question of a Schengen refuse, the border police can’t do much about it.”
What part of speech is Schengen?
Schengen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Schengen?
Schengen is pronounced /ˈʃɛŋ.ən/.

Words near Schengen in the dictionary

  1. Schenectady
  2. Schenectady County
  3. Schenectady putter
  4. Schenectady putters
  5. schenes
  6. Schengen
  7. Schengen Area
  8. Schengen realm
  9. Schengenland
  10. Schenk
  11. Schenkel

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