counterembargo

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From counter- +‎ embargo.

Noun[edit]

counterembargo (plural counterembargoes)

  1. An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.
    • 2015 August 31, Jonathan Gorvett, “Cyprus Hopes Reunification Talks Will Revive a Resort, Population 0”, in New York Times[1]:
      At the same time, the Republic of Cyprus is stymied by a counterembargo by Turkey on its ships and planes, denying them access to the giant and lucrative Turkish market, its closest neighbor.