Group of Eight noun

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n [S + singular or plural verb] (abbreviation G8)

Definition

the eight countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK, and the US, whose leaders meet every year to discuss international problems

(Definition of Group of Eight noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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