UNESCO

[yoo-nes-koh]

noun

an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.

Origin of UNESCO

U(nited) N(ations) E(ducational), S(cientific, and) C(ultural) O(rganization)

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Examples from the Web for unesco

There are six UNESCO biosphere reserves and nine UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Goodbye, Bahamas. Hello, Havana!|Clive Irving|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
UNESCO granted Chinguetti and four other nearby trading posts status as World Heritage sites in 1996.
The Lost Libraries of the Sahara‬|Nina Strochlic|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The town was listed as a UNESCO World Friendship and Peace Village.
Turkey's Gorgeous Ghost Town|Nina Strochlic|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Syria have been destroyed in Syria since the fighting began.
Exclusive Photos: Syria’s Oldest Synagogue, Destroyed by Assad|Josh Rogin|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Indeed, in 2011 UNESCO received a formal petition to declare Latin and Greek an “intangible heritage of humanity.”
The Classics are Dead! Long Live the Classics! Mary Beard’s New Book|Nick Romeo|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for unesco

UNESCO

n acronym for

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: an agency of the United Nations that sponsors programmes to promote education, communication, the arts, etc

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Word Origin and History for unesco

UNESCO

acronym from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which was created in 1945.

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