Dictionary
Zoll•ver•ein
Pronunciation: (tsôl'fer-īn"; Eng. tsôl'fu-rīn"), [key]—
n.
1. (in the 19th century) a union of German states for the maintenance of a uniform tariff on imports from other countries, and of free trading among themselves.
2. any similar union or arrangement between a number of states; customs union.
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