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UNESCO

UNESCO

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A part of the United Nations that supports education, science, culture, and communication worldwide
  • proper noun
  • /juˈnɛskoʊ/
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  • And so the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, was born.
  • UNESCO organization
  • cultural UNESCO
  • UNESCO World Heritage

It was put on by UNESCO and UNFPA.

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Examples

  • Julian Huxley was the first director of UNESCO and the founder of the WWF.

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  • Lord Howe Island is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site because of its unique environment.

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  • We met at a UNESCO art festival in Paris.

    Cremaster 3 (2002)

  • Over here is the UNESCO World Heritage site that is super old.

    Brett Conti

  • See how she defended her title at the UNESCO Charity Gala over the weekend?

    Blog text (28)

  • In 1946, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, was chartered by 20 United Nations member states.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In 2000, UNESCO included the site among the world's 100 most endangered heritage sites.

    Academic text (2011)

  • There are many ancient sites in Libya, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites.

    Blog text (22)

  • Petra is not only a national treasure for Jordan, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that will enchant any visitor.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The town of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, attracts many tourists each year.

Synonyms

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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A United Nations agency that promotes education, science, culture, and communication worldwide

is the common short name used instead of the full formal title

Surface Forms

UNESCO main
U.N.E.S.C.O. main
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization main

Morphology

UNESCO = U + N + E + S + C + O

UNESCO is an initialism: the individual letters are not meaningful English morphemes, so knowing the letters does not let a learner infer the agency's purpose or meaning.

Etymology

UNESCO is a short name made from the first letters of United Nations, Educational, Scientific, Cultural, and Organization. That helps you remember that UNESCO is a global group where countries work together on 'education', 'science', and 'culture'.