"E3" meaning in All languages combined

See E3 on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /iː.θri/
Head templates: {{en-prop}} E3
  1. (US video games business, initialism, historical) Abbreviation of Electronic Entertainment Expo, a large trade event for the video game industry. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Electronic Entertainment Expo (extra: a large trade event for the video game industry) Coordinate_terms: COMDEX, CES
    Sense id: en-E3-en-name-fBNcC7UB Categories (other): American English, Business, Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 28 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 31 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 28 27 Topics: business, video-games
  2. (European Union, initialism) Abbreviation of EU three: France, Germany, and Italy (previously the United Kingdom). Tags: European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: EU three (extra: France, Germany, and Italy (previously the United Kingdom))
    Sense id: en-E3-en-name-8Fl~g3pv Categories (other): European Union
  3. (geopolitics, initialism) Abbreviation of Europe(an) 3: France, Germany, and, the UK (“United Kingdom”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Europe(an) 3 (extra: France, Germany, and, the UK (“United Kingdom”)) Coordinate_terms: G2, G7, P5, BRIC, BRICS
    Sense id: en-E3-en-name-JtfxnFj~ Categories (other): Geopolitics Topics: geopolitics, government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 3E, E-cubed, EEE, triple-E
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Download raw JSONL data for E3 meaning in All languages combined (3.3kB)

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