"PIGS" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PIGS
  1. (economics, widely considered derogatory)
    (during the 1990s) Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain, countries of Southern Europe noted for similar economic environments.
    Sense id: en-PIGS-en-name-2o4jJHJp Categories (other): Economics Topics: economics, sciences
  2. (economics, widely considered derogatory)
    (during the European debt crisis) Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain, four countries that were unable to refinance their government debt or to bail out over-indebted banks on their own.
    Related terms: PIIGS [economics, sciences], PIIIGS [economics, sciences], PIIGGS [economics, sciences]
    Sense id: en-PIGS-en-name-oLaIRE~y Categories (other): Economics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 48 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 55 24 Topics: economics, sciences

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} PIGS
  1. (genetics) Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class S, a human gene.
    Sense id: en-PIGS-en-noun-M1JR9eyh Categories (other): Genetics Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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