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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BrexitBrexit - Wikipedia

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   Brexit ( / ˈbrɛksɪt, ˈbrɛɡzɪt /; [1] portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Following a referendum on 23 June 2016, Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET ).

3. www.nytimes.com › article › brexit-uk-eu-explainedWhat Is Brexit? Updates on Britain's Split From E.U. - The ...

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   Nov 8, 2021 · Brexit’s supporters say their aim is a ‘Global Britain.’ Opponents of Brexit describe it as an attempt to reclaim an imagined Britain of the past, one with fewer European migrants and more ...

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   30 Dec 2020. Full Brexit journey in under two minutes. 31 Jan 2020. UK rejects EU free movement for young people offer. 4895. BBC Radio 4. 43 mins. Northern Ireland. 42.

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   Dec 30, 2020 · The UK voted to leave the EU in 2016 and officially left the trading bloc - its nearest and biggest trading partner - on 31 January 2020. However, both sides agreed to keep many things the same ...

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   Jan 1, 2021 · Brexit. Reuters. A new era has begun for the United Kingdom after it completed its formal separation from the European Union. The UK stopped following EU rules at 23:00 GMT, as replacement ...

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   What does Brexit mean?

   • Brexit, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU), which formally occurred on January 31, 2020. The term Brexit is a portmanteau coined as shorthand for British exit. In a referendum held on June 23, 2016, some 52 percent of those British voters who participated opted to leave

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   When did Brexit take place?

   • Following a referendum on 23 June 2016, Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET ). [a] The UK is the only sovereign country to have left the EU. The UK had been a member state of the EU or its predecessor, the European Communities (EC), since 1 January 1973.

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   Is Brexit a portmanteau?

   • The term Brexit is a portmanteau coined as shorthand for British exit. In a referendum held on June 23, 2016, some 52 percent of those British voters who participated opted to leave the EU, setting the stage for the U.K. to become the first country ever to do so.

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   What did may say about Brexit?

   • It ensured that there would be no hard border in Ireland, protected the rights of UK citizens in the EU and of EU citizens in Britain, and estimated the financial settlement to be £35–39 billion. May stressed that "Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed".

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   Apr 18, 2024 · Brexit, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU), which formally occurred on January 31, 2020. The term Brexit is a portmanteau coined as shorthand for British exit. In a referendum held on June 23, 2016, some 52 percent of those British voters who participated opted to leave.

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   New post-Brexit border checks ‘set to zero’ to avoid what Defra calls risk of serious disruption. Brussels proposes return to pre-Brexit mobility for UK and EU young people. Drug shortages ...

10. Dictionary

    Brex·it

    /ˈbreɡzət/

    

    noun

    • 1. the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: "the report warned that Brexit would reduce the EU's potential GDP"

    Word Origin 2012: blend of British (or Britain) and exit, probably on the pattern of Grexit (coined earlier in the same year).

    Scrabble Points: 15

    • B

      3

    • R

      1

    • E

      1

    • X

      8

    • I

      1

    • T

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