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UNESCO
[ yoo-nes-koh ]
noun
- an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
UNESCO
/ juːˈnɛskəʊ /
acronym for
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: an agency of the United Nations that sponsors programmes to promote education, communication, the arts, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of UNESCO1
U(nited) N(ations) E(ducational) , S(cientific, and) C(ultural) O(rganization)
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Example Sentences
There are six UNESCO biosphere reserves and nine UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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UNESCO granted Chinguetti and four other nearby trading posts status as World Heritage sites in 1996.
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The town was listed as a UNESCO World Friendship and Peace Village.
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The next and final challenge is the visit of the Climats by Unesco-named experts [in the fall].
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Six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Syria have been destroyed in Syria since the fighting began.
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