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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The countries of the European Union whose official currency is the euro.

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  • noun those European Union member states whose official currency is the euro.

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Examples

  • The term 'Eurozone' is usually reported in association with bad news - job losses, debts and increased taxes.

    The Guardian World News Simon Bowers 2011

  • Membership of the Eurozone is another thing again.

    Matthew Yglesias » Defending Countries that Don’t Defend Themselves 2009

  • But now we have THE euro which is defined by wikepedia as the curreny of countries in "Eurozone".

    Euro-Girlie Slimbolala 2006

  • I actually like Ireland, so I am sad for its fate – but yes, the data we get out of the Eurozone is going to be very useful.

    Matthew Yglesias » Was The Euro a Mistake? 2010

  • Oddly the BBC report on the same subject, headlined "Eurozone is on verge of recession", does not mention that the UK is predicted to fare so badly.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • Oddly the BBC report on the same subject, headlined "Eurozone is on verge of recession", does not mention that the UK is predicted to fare so badly.

    Best placed? Not a sheep 2008

  • As expected, Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank ECB, has raised the key interest rate for the "Eurozone" -- the group of European Union member states which has adopted the euro -- to 3.5% as his bank remains vigilant on inflation.

    ECB Raises Rates, U.K. Holds 2006

  • We need to remember that the Eurozone is an artificial construction undertaken and driven by political considerations ahead of economic considerations.

    Saftar Sarwar: Why We Should Learn From History Saftar Sarwar 2011

  • An extra £75bn of quantitative easing takes the total to £275bnWith business and consumer confidence hit by austerity measures at home and the financial crisis in the Eurozone, which is in turn subduing the global economy, prospects for the UK economy have worsened considerably in recent weeks.

    European debt crisis: live 2011

  • The Euro has been in general circulation for ten years and the Eurozone is the world's second largest economy, with a population of around 330 million.

    Imogen Lloyd Webber: Euro Collapse and the American Impact Imogen Lloyd Webber 2012

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