Euratom
or EURATOM
[ yoo-rat-uhm, yuh-, yoor-at-, yur- ]
noun
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
Origin of Euratom
1Eur(opean)Atom(ic Energy Community)
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British Dictionary definitions for Euratom
Euratom
/ (jʊəˈrætəm) /
noun
short for European Atomic Energy Community; an authority established by the European Economic Community (now the European Union) to develop peaceful uses of nuclear energy
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