eurozone

noun

eu·​ro·​zone ˈyu̇r-ō-ˌzōn How to pronounce eurozone (audio)
: the geographical area comprising the countries that use the euro as the official currency

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Earlier this month, French 10-year bond yields jumped to the highest since 2002, and the premium over equivalent German yields widened to the most since the eurozone debt crisis in 2011. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 The French bond rout has sparked fears of spillovers to other high-yield European debt markets, with some analysts drawing parallels with the eurozone debt crisis of the early 2010s. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Spain, the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy, has been less adversarial toward China in recent years. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Investors have grown increasingly alarmed over the eurozone’s debt burden, moribund economic growth, and persistent inflation. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eurozone

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First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eurozone was in 1995

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eurozone

noun
eu·​ro·​zone
ˈyu̇r-ō-ˌzōn
: the geographical area comprising the countries that use the euro as the official currency
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