Korean slang profile
ZEI
zei
European integration research center
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 유럽통합연구센터 (European integration research center) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 유럽통합연구센터유럽통합연구센터 (European integration research center)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 7, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
유럽통합 기사에서 독일 연구기관 ZEI를 확인했다.
I checked ZEI, a German research institute, in an article on European integration.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “유럽통합연구센터” with “ZEI”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and abbreviation in the 1998 article were compared. The spelling of the time is recorded; the full original-language form, the institution’s current name, and first use were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 새해 화폐통합(달려오는 ‘유럽합중국’:上) (서울신문)Published Dec 7, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026