"Grexit" meaning in English

See Grexit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɹɛɡ.zɪt/, /ˈɡɹɛk.sɪt/
Rhymes: -ɛksɪt Etymology: Blend of Greece + exit or Greek + exit. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Greece|exit}} Blend of Greece + exit, {{blend|en|Greek|exit|notext=1}} Greek + exit Head templates: {{en-prop}} Grexit
  1. (politics) The potential withdrawal of Greece from the Eurozone. Categories (topical): Politics Categories (place): European Union, Greece Related terms: new drachma
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