maastrichtien

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French

Etymology

From Maastricht +‎ -ien.

Pronunciation

Adjective

maastrichtien (feminine maastrichtienne, masculine plural maastrichtiens, feminine plural maastrichtiennes)

  1. (geology) Maastrichtian Age; related to the Maastrichtien
  2. Relating to Maastricht, especially to the Maastricht Treaty
    • 2015 July 27, “En Finlande, austérité budgétaire, longtemps plébiscitée, commence à diviser”, in Le Monde:
      Elle a bien sûr perdu son AAA chez Standard & Poor’s en octobre mais reste — probablement pour la dernière année — sous le seuil maastrichtien des 60 % du PIB. Il n’empêche que cette dette publique a considérablement augmenté, passant de 32,7 % du PIB en 2008 à 59,3 % en 2014.
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