Zollverein

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zollverein \Zoll"ve*rein`\, n. [G., from zoll duty + verein
     union.]
     Literally, a customs union; specifically, applied to the
     several customs unions successively formed under the
     leadership of Prussia among certain German states for
     establishing liberty of commerce among themselves and common


     tariff on imports, exports, and transit.
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     Note: In 1834 a zollverein was established which included
           most of the principal German states except Austria.
           This was terminated by the events of 1866, and in 1867
           a more closely organized union was formed, the
           administration of which was ultimately merged in that
           of the new German empire, with which it nearly
           corresponds territorially.
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