Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A union of independent states or nations for the purpose of effecting common or similar arrangements for the collection of duties on imports, etc.; specifically, the Zollverein (which see).
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Examples
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EU-candidate country Turkey can't impose economic sanctions on France, because of its membership in the World Trade Organization and customs-union agreement with Europe.
French Bill's Passage Sparks Turkish Anger Nadya Masidlover 2012
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And just last week, Russia tightened the screws on Georgia and Moldova by ordering its customs-union partners Kazakhstan and Belarus to stop importing Georgian mineral water and Moldovan and Georgian wines.
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Last week, however, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called the customs-union plan "problematic," saying Moscow will likely continue with its nearly complete talks to join independently.
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Regarding the Little Alliance Dr. Benes was clearly enthusiastic, but he could not see it developing into a customs-union.
Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 Stephen Graham 1929
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The proposal on this score was a most promising one; it was to support the new imperial administration, not, as formerly, by levying more or less voluntary contributions on the various states, but by establishing a kind of customs-union (_Zollverein_) and imposing on foreign importations
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Carlton J. H. Hayes 1923
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Prussia, as the head of the customs-union and the leading Protestant power in Germany, to surrender its individuality as a state, and were ready to offer to Prussia the hereditary imperial crown, the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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These were the moderately protective Prussian customs law of 1818 and the founding (1833) of the customs-union (Zollverein), which made a commercial unit of Prussia, central and southern Germany.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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(Februarvertrag) the negotiations for Austria's entrance into the customs-union were postponed for six years.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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German States belonging to the customs-union was held here.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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The growth of large commercial enterprises in Germany widened the breach between it and Austria so that in 1859 the latter was obliged to consent to a further postponement of its admission into the customs-union.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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