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Ems

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Ems  (mz, ms)
A river of northwest Germany flowing about 335 km (208 mi) to the North Sea at the Netherlands border.
EMS
abbr.
1. electrical muscle stimulation
2. Emergency Medical Service
3. European Monetary System
Ems [ɛmz]
n
1. (Placename) a town in W Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate: famous for the Ems Telegram (1870), Bismarck's dispatch that led to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. Pop.: 10 241 (latest est.)
2. (Placename) a river in West Germany, rising in the Teutoburger Wald and flowing generally north to the North Sea. Length: about 370 km (230 miles)
EMS
abbreviation for
(Economics) European Monetary System
Translations
EMS N ABBR =European Monetary System → SME m
EMS [ˌiːɛmˈɛs] n abbr (=European Monetary System) → SME m
EMS abbr of European Monetary System → EWS nt
EMS [ˌiːɛmˈɛs] n abbr =European Monetary System → S.M.E. m =Sistema Monetario Europeo
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