Benelux

Benelux

1. A word referring to a grouping of the three countries, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Claimed by The Economist (May 3, 2008) to have been coined in August 1946 by its Belgian correspondent. 2. The economic union of the three Benelux countries, initially a customs union, later an economic union, and now part of the European Union.

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