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nineteen ninety-two, n. phr.|ˈnaɪntiːn ˈnaɪntɪˈtuː|
Usu. written1992.
[The year date.]
Used to designate the implications, esp. for Britain, of the creation of a single European market, scheduled for 1992, but fully implemented from 1 Jan. 1993. Cf. single (European) market s.v. *single a. 17 a.
1988Truck Dec. 45/1 Looking at 1992, Dutch road hauliers know very well that it will be very hard to retain their advantage in European transport. 1989Amer. Banker 31 July 7/1 According to Mr. Howell, 1992 also will mean the reindustrialization of Europe. 1992Independent 29 Dec. 17/4 On Friday, 1992 arrives. It is a year late, but that is one of the least confusing things about ‘1992’, as the Single European Market process used to be called. |