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(Indo-European is believed to be the origin of many modern languages)
(Anglo Saxon or Teutonic: in Old English times, eye was eage, which is related to a whole range of words for "eye" in other European languages; including, Greek ophthalmos and Latin oculus [with all of its subsequent derivatives])
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European Article Numbering, EAN
The bar code standard used throughout Europe, Asia and South America. It is administered by EAN International.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Definitions
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European Telecommunications Standards Institute, ETSI
The European Union body that recommends standards for adoption by member countries.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Definitions
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(the first Latin words to find their way into the English language owe their adoption to the early contact between the Roman and the Germanic tribes on the European continent and Greek came with Latin and French while others were borrowed directly; especially, in the fields of science and technology)
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Banana tariffs in European Union (EU)
A reference to an extensive (16year) legal conflict between the European Union and US corporations to reduce import tariffs of specific fruit from Latin America: The heads of the corporations celebrated the end of the Banana Tariffs allowing them to increase their profits and lowering the prices of bananas in Europe.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has consistently ruled against how the EU set tariffs for bananas, forcing the 27-country bloc to over haul a system that grants preferential conditions for producers from African and Caribbean countries, mainly former British and French colonies.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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European Space Agency, ESA
The organization of European countries which is dedicated to the exploration of space research and technology and was founded in 1975 with its headquarters in Paris, France.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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Indo-European languages
A huge family of related languages that stretches from northern India to Europe.
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Archeology, Archaeology
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