European Economic Community
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noun
official name of the Common Market. Abbreviation: EEC
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Origin of European Economic Community
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby European Economic Community
European Community, European corn borer, European Council, European Currency Unit, European Economic Area, European Economic Community, European elder, European elk, European finch, European Free Trade Association, Europeanism
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European Economic Community
noun
the former W European economic association created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957; in 1967 its executive and legislative bodies merged with those of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community to form the European Community (now part of the European Union)Informal name: Common Market Abbreviation: EEC
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