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Zollverein definition

Zoll·ver·ein (tsō̂l′fer īn′)

noun

a customs union formed by the German states during the 19th cent.

Etymology: Ger < zoll, custom, duty, toll + verein, union, association

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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