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CUSTOMS UNION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does customs union mean? 

CUSTOMS UNION (noun)
  The noun CUSTOMS UNION has 1 sense:

1. an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not membersplay

  Familiarity information: CUSTOMS UNION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CUSTOMS UNION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("customs union" is a kind of...):

union (a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "customs union"):

Benelux (a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg)


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