Definition of Zollverein in English:
Zollverein
nounˈtsɔlfɛɐˌaɪnˈzɒlfəˌrʌɪnˈzôl-
historical The customs union of German states in the 19th century.
Example sentencesExamples
- German industrialisation had received its initial impetus from the Zollverein in the 1830s, leading eventually to unification of the German states under Bismarck.
- The Zollverein, or Customs Union, led by Prussia, was creating a larger and larger free trade zone within the German Confederation.
- They want the government to withdraw from the economy completely and the EU turned into a Zollverein.
- Bismarck's Zollverein, or customs union, went hand-in-hand with the rise of the Second Reich.
- Building on its tradition of the Zollverein, a customs union of German states, the newly unified Germany steadily pursued a liberal trade policy.
Origin
From German Zoll 'customs' + Verein 'union'.