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Benelux
the customs union of
Be
lgium, the
Ne
therlands and
Lux
emburg, formed October 1947.
zollverein (n.)
1843, from German
Zollverein
, literally "customs union," from
Zoll
"toll" (see
toll
(n.)) +
Verein
"union," from
vereinen
"to unite," from
ver-
+
ein
"one" (see
one
).