eurozone

noun

eu·​ro·​zone ˈyu̇r-ō-ˌzōn How to pronounce eurozone (audio)
: the geographical area comprising the countries that use the euro as the official currency

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The vote will likely be followed by weeks of coalition negotiations before a new government is formed, leaving the eurozone's two largest economies without political direction for months. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Paris stocks and the euro fell Monday as a budget standoff in France fuelled concern about the eurozone’s second-biggest economy. Jane Thier, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024 Content by this author: Wrong Way Down the Danube Greece’s economic peril has raised fears about the end of the eurozone. James Kirchick, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Yet, in a land whose ancient Greek forebears coined the notion of hubris as a potent ingredient of tragedy, both developments contributed to a crippling debt crisis that raised questions about Greek membership in the European Union and ballooned into a broader crisis across the eurozone. Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for eurozone 

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eurozone was in 1995

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“Eurozone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eurozone. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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eurozone

noun
eu·​ro·​zone
ˈyu̇r-ō-ˌzōn
: the geographical area comprising the countries that use the euro as the official currency
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