Definition of opec Opec
/owˈpɛˌk/ - [owpek] - OPEC
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WordNet
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| opec - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum | ||
| Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Coun, OPEC | ||
| global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization an international alliance involving many different countries | ||
| oil cartel a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil | ||
| algeria, algerie, democratic and popular republic of algeria a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s | ||
| arab republic of egypt, united arab republic, egypt a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC | ||
| bharat, india, republic of india a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 | ||
| dutch east indies, indonesia, republic of indonesia a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions | ||
| iran, islamic republic of iran, persia a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil | ||
| al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraq a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq | ||
| state of kuwait, koweit, kuwait an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum | ||
| libya, socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum | ||
| state of katar, state of qatar, katar, qatar a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf | ||
| kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy | ||
| united arab emirates a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- opec, noun, singular of opecs.
