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Those wacky Romans came up with a way of pluralizing acronyms by doubling each letter in the acronym. The only place I had ever seen this was in bibliographical references. But the practice is quite prevalent in Spanish society. When you're studying for your driving license here you have to know that FFCC means ferrocarriles because it appears on signs.
Therefore, when Spanish speakers go to abbreviate Estados Unidos, they have to use two E's and two U's, resulting in EEUU. This is not to be confused with the European Union, which, since adjectives follow the nouns they modify in romantic languages, is abbreviated UE.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y ago'Eu' is a prefix used on many words, it comes from the Greek meaning 'beautiful'. E.g. 'euphonium' beautiful sound, 'euthansaia' beautiful death.
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What does los EEUU means in English?
'Los' is the Spanish plural masculine definite article, 'the.' 'EEUU' is a Spanish abbreviation for Estados Unidos: the United States. Two Es are used to indicate the plural nature of the noun: States. Two Us have to be used in accordance with Spanish grammar's adjective use rules. Hence, los EEUU, the US.
Quien vive en la casa blanca?
Desde 1800, la Casa Blanca (White House), Washington, EEUU es donde se encuentra la oficina del Presidente de EEUU; tambien vive alli.
EEUU refer to in Spanish?
Estados Unidos, the United States. The letters are doubled to eliminate confusion with the European Union, the EU.
La economia la guerra y la seguridad son más importantes para los EEUU?
los asuntos
Why in spanish US is EEUU?
"Estados Unidos" is abbreviated as "EEUU" (also: EE. UU.) because in Spanish the abbreviation for a plural item doubles the letter of the abbreviation. The same is done, for example, with the abbreviation for "Fuerzas Armadas" (= Armed Forces), which is "FF. AA.", indicating that the abbreviation relates to a plural term. The English language knows this custom too, albeit in a few cases only. For instance, the abbreviation for "page" in singular is "p.", while "pages" in plural are abbreviated as "pp.". Sometimes, however, the abbreviation "EUA" (Estados Unidos de America) for the United States is indeed used in Spanish, but not often.
What is the capital of the EEUU?
Washington, DC (EEUU is an abbreviation for Estados Unidos: Spanish for the United States)
How many nations does North America have?
Canadá, EEUU, Mexico.
What does los EEUU means in English?
'Los' is the Spanish plural masculine definite article, 'the.' 'EEUU' is a Spanish abbreviation for Estados Unidos: the United States. Two Es are used to indicate the plural nature of the noun: States. Two Us have to be used in accordance with Spanish grammar's adjective use rules. Hence, los EEUU, the US.
Quien vive en la casa blanca?
Desde 1800, la Casa Blanca (White House), Washington, EEUU es donde se encuentra la oficina del Presidente de EEUU; tambien vive alli.
Porque estados unidos entro en la segunda guerra mundial?
Los EEUU entro en la Segunda Guerra Mundial porque hubo un ataque japones intencional en Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (un base naval estadounidense). A causa de este ataque los EEUU declaro la guerra contra Japon. En respuesta, Alemania e Italia declararon la guerra contra los EEUU.
EEUU refer to in Spanish?
Estados Unidos, the United States. The letters are doubled to eliminate confusion with the European Union, the EU.
Donde estara proximamente el consulado mexicano?
Depende de donde está la persona y en cuál país. Para residentes de los EEUU, el enlace debajo en "Related Links" tiene una lista de consulados mexicanos en los EEUU.
La economia la guerra y la seguridad son más importantes para los EEUU?
los asuntos
What does un servicio de la biblioteca nacional de medicina de eeuu y los institutos nacionales de la salud mean in English?
It means "A service of the national library of medicine of the US and of the national institutes of health".
Necesito hacer un curso de locucion en US?
I need to have a course in locution in the US. Usually, US would be written as EEUU.
De que color es el dollar de los EEUU?
El dólar de los Estados Unidos es de color verde y blanco, con detalles en negro y dorado. La tinta verde utilizada en la impresión de los billetes ayuda a prevenir la falsificación.
Quién fue el presidente numero 36 de EEUU?
Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) After John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
