APEC

English

Etymology

Acronym of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

Proper noun

APEC

1. A regional trade agreement between Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, the US, and members of ASEAN.
   • 2018 June 18, Joshua Berlinger, “Papua New Guinea declares 9-month state of emergency due to riots”, in CNN‎^[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 19 June 2025:

     The small resource-rich Pacific nation, which is due to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in November, has long struggled with violence and lawlessness.

   • 2022 November 17, Simone McCarthy, “With Biden and Putin absent from APEC, China’s Xi takes center stage”, in CNN‎^[2], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 17 January 2026:

     Xi enters the APEC leaders’ summit, which officially begins Friday, having already hit his diplomatic stride in the G20 meeting in Bali earlier this week – where his aim was to cast China as an integral part of a global arena alongside Western powers after an absence from the world stage.

Translations

trade agreement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 亞太經濟合作會議 / 亚太经济合作会议 (zh) (Yà-Tài jīngjì hézuò huìyì)(Taiwan), 亞太經濟合作組織 / 亚太经济合作组织 (zh)(Mainland China, Hong Kong), 亞太經合組織 / 亚太经合组织 (zh) (short form)

• Finnish: APEC, Aasian ja Tyynenmeren maiden talousjärjestö
• French: Coopération économique pour l'Asie-Pacifique f, APEC (fr)
• German: Asiatisch-pazifische wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit f, APEC
• Indonesian: Kerjasama Ekonomi Asia Pasifik, APEC
• Japanese: アジア太平洋経済協力会議 (Ajia-Taiheiyō-keizai-kyōryoku-kaigi)
• Korean: 아시아 태평양 경제협력체 (Asia Taepyeong'yang gyeongjehyeomnyeokche), 에이펙 (eipek)
• Malay: Kerjasama Ekonomi Asia-Pasifik, APEC
• Portuguese: Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico f, APEC (pt)
• Russian: АТЭ́С (ru) m (ATÉS), Азиа́тско-Тихоокеа́нское экономи́ческое сотру́дничество n (Aziátsko-Tixookeánskoje ekonomíčeskoje sotrúdničestvo)
• Spanish: APEC f, Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacífico m
• Thai: เอเปก (aybpàyk)
• Vietnamese: Diễn đàn Hợp tác Kinh tế châu Á-Thái Bình Dương, APEC (vi)
• Xibe: ᡝᡞ
  ᡦᡞ
  ᡞ
  ᠰᡟᡞ (ei pi i syi), ᠶᠠ
  ᡪᡝᡠ
  ᡪᠠᡞ
  ᡨᠠᡞ
  ᡦᡞᡢ
  ᠶᠠᡢ
  ᠨᠠᠮᡠ
  ᠪᠠᡞ
  ᡪᡞᡢᡪᡞ
  ᠠᠴᠠᠯᠠᡥᠠ
  ᡯᡠᡷᡞᡥᡝᠨ
  ᠠᡪᡞᡤᡝ (ya jeo jai tai ping yang namu bai jingji acalaha dzujyhen)

Anagrams

• CAPE, Cape, EAPC, EPAC, EPCA, PACE, PECA, Pace, cape, pace

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English APEC.

Proper noun

APEC

1. APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)

Declension

Inflection of APEC (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		APEC	—
genitive		APECin	—
partitive		APECia	—
illative		APECiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		APEC	—
accusative	nom.	APEC	—
	gen.	APECin
genitive		APECin	—
partitive		APECia	—
inessive		APECissa	—
elative		APECista	—
illative		APECiin	—
adessive		APECilla	—
ablative		APECilta	—
allative		APECille	—
essive		APECina	—
translative		APECiksi	—
abessive		APECitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of APEC (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative APECini — accusative nom. APECini — gen. APECini genitive APECini — partitive APECiani — inessive APECissani — elative APECistani — illative APECiini — adessive APECillani — ablative APECiltani — allative APECilleni — essive APECinani — translative APECikseni — abessive APECittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative APECisi — accusative nom. APECisi — gen. APECisi genitive APECisi — partitive APECiasi — inessive APECissasi — elative APECistasi — illative APECiisi — adessive APECillasi — ablative APECiltasi — allative APECillesi — essive APECinasi — translative APECiksesi — abessive APECittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative APECimme — accusative nom. APECimme — gen. APECimme genitive APECimme — partitive APECiamme — inessive APECissamme — elative APECistamme — illative APECiimme — adessive APECillamme — ablative APECiltamme — allative APECillemme — essive APECinamme — translative APECiksemme — abessive APECittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative APECinne — accusative nom. APECinne — gen. APECinne genitive APECinne — partitive APECianne — inessive APECissanne — elative APECistanne — illative APECiinne — adessive APECillanne — ablative APECiltanne — allative APECillenne — essive APECinanne — translative APECiksenne — abessive APECittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative APECinsa — accusative nom. APECinsa — gen. APECinsa genitive APECinsa — partitive APECiaan APECiansa — inessive APECissaan APECissansa — elative APECistaan APECistansa — illative APECiinsa — adessive APECillaan APECillansa — ablative APECiltaan APECiltansa — allative APECilleen APECillensa — essive APECinaan APECinansa — translative APECikseen APECiksensa — abessive APECittaan APECittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English APEC.

Proper noun

APEC f

1. APEC (trade agreement)

   Synonym: Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English APEC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpek/ [aˈpek]
• Rhymes: -ek
• Syllabification: A‧PEC

Proper noun

APEC f

1. APEC (trade agreement)