BENELUX

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Benelux" is a kind of...):

customs union (an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members)

Meronyms (members of "Benelux"):

Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Holland; Kingdom of The Netherlands; Nederland; Netherlands; The Netherlands (a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level)

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg (a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center)

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