"hard Brexit" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɑɹd ˌbɹɛksɪt/ [Canada, US], /ˌhɑɹd ˈbɹɛksɪt/ [Canada, US], /-bɹɛɡzɪt/ [Canada, US], /ˈhɐːd ˌbɹeksɘt/ [New-Zealand], /ˌhɐːd ˈbɹeksɘt/ [New-Zealand], /-bɹeɡzɘt/ [New-Zealand], /ˈhɑːd ˌbɹɛksɪt/ [UK], /ˌhɑːd ˈbɹɛksɪt/ [UK], /-bɹɛɡzɪt/ [UK]
Etymology: hard + Brexit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hard|Brexit}} hard + Brexit Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} hard Brexit
  1. (UK politics) The withdrawal of the United Kingdom both from the European Union and from European institutions (e.g. the European single market or the European Union Customs Union). Tags: UK Categories (topical): Brexit, UK politics Related terms: soft Brexit, Brexit Translations (withdrawal): kova Brexit (Finnish), ხისტი ბრექსიტი (xisṭi breksiṭi) (Georgian)

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