English Dictionary

European Union

/ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/

name

A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.

The European Union is a supranational organisation.

意味（1）

A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.

...IN VIEW of further steps to be taken in order to advance European integration,

...IN VIEW of further steps to be taken in order to advance European integration, HAVE DECIDED to establish a European Union and to this end have designated as their plenipotentiaries...

意味（2）

(historical) An antifascist resistance group active during Germany’s Nazi era.