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Common Market
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common market
English
Proper noun
Common Market 1
en dated or historical European Economic Community, a predecessor of the European Union.
en 1961 December The Channel Tunnel—a realistic proposal Trains Illustrated 722 The continued growth of cross-Channel traffic, the urgent question of the renewal of the short-sea fleet of the B.T.C. and its installations, and the possible entry of Britain into the Common Market make an early decision on the tunnel highly desirable, if not vital.
en 1963 January Transport in the Common Market Modern Railways 3 Does a common market in goods require a common market in transport services? Although nearly five years have passed since the inception of the 12-year phased transition of the Six to full "common market" conditions, this general question has still to be settled among member countries.
en 1981-03-23 w:Antony Jay; w:Jonathan Lynn w:The Devil You Know (Yes Minister) w:Yes, Prime Minister 2 5 w:Jim Hacker w:Paul Eddington You know what they say about the average Common Market official. He has the organising ability of the Italians, the flexibility of the Germans, and the modesty of the French. And that's topped up by the imagination of the Belgians, the generosity of the Dutch and the intelligence of the Irish (laugh track).
Translations
former name of the European Economic Community
Catalan: ca Mercat Comú m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 歐洲共同市場, cmn 共同市場
French: fr Marché Commun
Hungarian: hu Közös Piac
Interlingua: ia Mercato Commun
Irish: ga Cómhargadh m
Manx: gv Covargey m
Spanish: es Mercado Común
Urdu: ur مشترکہ منڈی f muśtaraka manḍī
Walloon: wa Kimon Martchî
Welsh: cy Marchnad Gyffredin f