Beneluxn.
/ˈbɛnɪlʌks/ The customs union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg formed in October 1947. Also attributive.
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society > trade and finance > importing and exporting > [noun] > customs union
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Benelux1947
society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > customs union or common market > specific
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Benelux1947
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1947 Foreign Affairs July 692 The Secretariat prepared a common tariff for the ‘Benelux Union’.
1947 Spectator 10 Oct. 454/1 Success would make ‘Benelux’..the third trading power in the world.
1960 New Statesman 26 Mar. 434/3 This means that British exports will be discriminated against, especially in the German and Benelux countries.
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