"BRICS" meaning in English

See BRICS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} BRICS
  1. (geopolitics, economics) Acronym of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa: an international economic organization comprising these fast-growing economies. Wikipedia link: BRICS Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Brazil (extra: an international economic organization comprising these fast-growing economies), Russia (extra: an international economic organization comprising these fast-growing economies), India (extra: an international economic organization comprising these fast-growing economies), China (extra: an international economic organization comprising these fast-growing economies), South Africa (extra: an international economic organization comprising these fast-growing economies) Categories (topical): Economics, Geopolitics, Organizations Categories (place): Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa Related terms: IBSA [Brazil, India, South-Africa] Translations (BRICS): BRICS (Afrikaans), بْرِيكْس (briks) [masculine] (Arabic), ԲՌԻԿՍ (BṘIKS) (Armenian), БРЫКС (BRYKS) [masculine] (Belarusian), БРИКС (BRIKS) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 金磚五國 (Chinese Mandarin), 金砖五国 (Jīnzhuānwǔguó) (Chinese Mandarin), BRICS (Finnish), ब्रिक्स (briks) (Hindi), ブリックス (Burikkusu) (Japanese), 브릭스 (Beurikseu) (Korean), БРИКС (BRIKS) [masculine] (Macedonian), ബ്രിക്സ് (briks) (Malayalam), ब्रिक्स (briksa) (Marathi), БРИКС (BRIKS) (Mongolian), BRICS [masculine] (Polish), BRICS [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), БРИКС (BRIKS) [masculine] (Russian), БРЮ́КИ (BRJúKI) [feminine, plural] (Russian), BRICS [singular] (Spanish), பிரிக் (pirik) (Tamil), BRICS (Turkish), БРІКС (BRIKS) [masculine] (Ukrainian), BRICS (Vietnamese)

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