Euratom

or EURATOM

[ yoo-rat-uhm, yuh-, yoor-at-, yur- ]

noun
  1. 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

1
Eur(opean)Atom(ic Energy Community)

Words Nearby Euratom

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British Dictionary definitions for Euratom

Euratom

/ (jʊəˈrætəm) /


noun
  1. 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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