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BRIC en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Coined by British economist Jim O'Neill in 2001.

Meanings

1. Any of those four countries.

Forms

Relateds

MINT · IBSA · BRICS

BRIC en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Coined by British economist Jim O'Neill in 2001.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Brazil, Russia, India and China: a group of countries with similarly fast-growing economies.
   alt of Brazil
   alt of India and China
   alt of Russia
   • Now that the financial crisis has derailed BRIC and rich country alike, there are many good reasons for pessimism. 2009 February 4, Aliza Rosenbaum, Edward Hadas, “Buffett Pays Low for Another Icon”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:

Translations (25)

fi BRIC-maat (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · es BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · pt BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · mk БРИК (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · ko 브릭 (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · ja ブリック (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · sh BRIK (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · hi ब्रिक (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · sh БРИК (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · uk БРІК (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · ru БРИК (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · cmn BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · pl BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · hi बी.आर.आई.सी. (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · mr ब्रिक (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · cs BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · ar بْرِيك (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · de BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · cmn 磚塊 /砖块 (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · cmn 金磚四國 /金砖四国 (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · be БРІК (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · bg БРИК (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · fr BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · it BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) · da BRIK-lande (Brazil, Russia, India, and China)