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Ems
(ĕmz, ĕms) A river of northwest Germany flowing about 370 km (230 mi) to the North Sea at the Netherlands border.
EMS
abbr.
1. electrical muscle stimulation
2. Emergency Medical Service
3. European Monetary System
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Ems
(ɛmz) orBad Ems
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: 9666 (2003 est)
2. (Placename) a river in W Germany, rising in the Teutoburger Wald and flowing generally north to the North Sea. Length: about 370 km (230 miles)
EMS
abbreviation for
1. (Economics) European Monetary System
2. (Computer Science) enhanced messaging service: a system used for sending text messages containing special text formatting, animations, etc, to and from mobile phones
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EMS
emergency medical service.
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Translations
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N ABBR =European Monetary System → SME mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˌiːɛmˈɛs] n abbr =European Monetary System → S.M.E. m =Sistema Monetario EuropeoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995