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Iceland vs Piiigs - What's the difference?

iceland | piiigs |

As proper nouns the difference between iceland and piiigs

is that iceland is a country in the north atlantic ocean sometimes referred to as the republic of iceland while piiigs is (economics) portugal, italy, ireland, iceland, greece and spain, grouped on the basis of their high indebtness during the european sovereign debt crisis.

iceland

English

(wikipedia Iceland)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A country in the North Atlantic Ocean. Sometimes referred to as the Republic of Iceland.

    • Related terms

    * Icelandic

    Synonyms

    * Republic of Iceland

    See also

    * * * * Iceland cyprine * Icelander * Iceland moss * Iceland spar

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    * (l)

    piiigs

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (economics) Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Greece and Spain, grouped on the basis of their high indebtness during the European sovereign debt crisis.
    • European Union economic planners are chewing their fingernails over looming defaults in Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Greece and Spain. PIIIGS are part of an economic block that could paralyze the entire "Planet Money" if the hemorrhage is not dealt with.
  • :: "Movie sheds light on Wall Street protests", Vic Hummert, 17 October 2011, The Advertiser
    • PIGS, PIIGS or PIIIGS – They All Smell Like Bacon
  • :: "Will Sovereign Debt Tsunami Drown All the PIIIGS and Then the US and UK?", Lorimer Wilson, 11 April 2010, MunKnee
    • The so-called PIIIGS of Europe (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Greece and Spain) are all in the bottom third.
  • :: "Sovereign Fiscal Responsibility Index 2011", TJ Augustine, A Maasry, D Sobo, 2011, Stanford University

    • Related terms

    * PIGS * PIIGS * PIIGGS